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Cambridge AS & A Level Biology

17Selection and evolution

Selection and evolution in Cambridge AS & A Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • Comparing two means with the t-test

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  • Variation: genes, environment and the two types of variation

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  • Allele frequencies: genetic drift, bottlenecks and the Hardy-Weinberg principle

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  • Artificial selection: breeding crops and livestock

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  • Natural selection: stabilising, directional and disruptive

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  • Evolution and the formation of new species

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Selection and evolution: sample question

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In which population is genetic drift likely to have the greatest effect on allele frequencies?

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