Dynamic gene pools: mutation, natural selection, drift, founder effect and gene flow

What this note covers

1. Gene pools and allele frequencies describe populations
2. Mutation supplies new alleles without aiming at need
3. Natural selection changes frequencies through differential reproduction
4. Genetic drift is sampling change, strongest in small populations
5. Founder effects and bottlenecks reshape a sample of diversity
6. Gene flow connects populations and interacts with selection

6 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes