An autosomal recessive condition affects 1 newborn in 100 in a random mating population without any disruptive acting force. What is the approximate expected frequency of carriers in this population?

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#Question id: 10643

#Section 2: Evolution

Population of ground squirrels has an annual per capita birth rate of 0.06 and an annual per capita death rate of 0.02) Estimate the number of individuals added to (or lost from) a population of 1,000 individuals in one year.

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#Question id: 3306

#Section 2: Evolution

Death feigning behaviour (i.e., pretending to be dead when attacked) is found in snakes and millipedes. This similarity in behaviour between snakes and millipedes is an example of

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#Question id: 11932

#Section 1: Ecology

According to the hamilton-zuk hypothesis, a female bird is most likely to select a male as a mate that has: 

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#Question id: 10744

#Section 1: Ecology

Something that triggers a fixed action potential (FAP) is considered to be a(n) _____________.

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#Question id: 11256

#Section 1: Ecology

Inferences built on the idea that evolutionarily older and younger characters should be found among close relatives if they are linked by evolution has been elaborated into a branch of evolutionary biology known as __________.