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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Population genetics tries to know mostly about the consequences of genetic change in a population. We will first try to explain some important concepts, then to explain the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and then to introduce mutations,recombinations into the population. You will see also this is important in the evolution theory | |||
==Basic concepts== | ==Basic concepts== | ||
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Introduction
Population genetics tries to know mostly about the consequences of genetic change in a population. We will first try to explain some important concepts, then to explain the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and then to introduce mutations,recombinations into the population. You will see also this is important in the evolution theory
Basic concepts
You probably know most of these things, but it easy to have an overview
1.Gene
A gene is a heritable coded unit. Three words appear in it. So it is most easy to explain these. Heritable means a gene is passed from one generation to the other generation. The coded means it is a code which will be copied first (transcription)and later on translated (which is called uh ... translation). The unit means there is no smaller thing that will be a functional or working code (though splicing and post-translational events can make things more complicated).
2.Gene