Population having two distinct traits

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Select an organism which contains a population having two distinct traits.

a) Red and green beetles

b) Humans with red hair and brown hair

c) Birds with the short beaks and long beaks etc.

1) Find the percentage of each trait within your "population".

2) Now alter that percentage (you decide how drastically). What are your new percentages?

3) Select one of the following for the shift in trait percentages for your "population".

a) Random genetic drift

b) Gene flow

c) Non-random mating

4) Describe effect you picked and discuss how this was able to affect your "population" (describe what happened in your fictional population).

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