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Ch. 20 - Population Genetics and Evolution at the Population, Species, and Molecular Levels
Sanders - Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach 3rd Edition
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20장, 문제 D.8

Describe how selection at a locus can result in a loss of polymorphism surrounding the locus.

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Understand that selection at a locus refers to the process where certain alleles increase in frequency because they confer a fitness advantage, while others decrease or are eliminated.
Recognize that when a beneficial allele is strongly favored by selection, it can rapidly increase in frequency and eventually become fixed in the population, meaning all individuals carry that allele.
Know that loci physically close to the selected locus on the chromosome tend to be inherited together due to linkage, a phenomenon called genetic hitchhiking or selective sweep.
Realize that as the beneficial allele rises to fixation, the linked alleles at nearby loci also increase in frequency, reducing genetic variation (polymorphism) in that surrounding region.
Conclude that this reduction in polymorphism occurs because recombination has limited opportunity to separate the beneficial allele from its neighboring alleles during the rapid selective sweep, leading to a loss of diversity around the selected locus.

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Natural Selection and Selective Sweeps

Natural selection favors alleles that increase an organism's fitness, causing these alleles to rise in frequency. When a beneficial mutation at a locus rapidly increases in frequency, it can 'sweep' through the population, reducing genetic variation at nearby linked loci, a process known as a selective sweep.
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Natural Selection

Genetic Linkage and Linkage Disequilibrium

Genetic linkage refers to the physical proximity of genes on a chromosome, which affects their likelihood of being inherited together. Linkage disequilibrium occurs when alleles at different loci are non-randomly associated, so selection at one locus can indirectly reduce variation at linked loci.
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Chi Square and Linkage

Polymorphism and Genetic Variation

Polymorphism is the presence of two or more alleles at a locus within a population. Genetic variation is essential for evolution, but strong selection at one locus can reduce polymorphism nearby by favoring one allele and eliminating others, leading to a loss of diversity in that genomic region.
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Genomic Variation