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12.1 Genetics in Species and Populations
12.2 The Biological Species Concept
    Gene and Allele Frequencies
    Subspecies, Breeds, Varieties, Strains, and Races

12.3 How Genetic Diversity Comes About
    Mutations
    Sexual Reproduction
    Migration
    The Importance of Population Size

12.4 Why Genetically Distinct Populations Exist
    Adaptation to Local Environmental Conditions
    The Founder Effect
    Genetic Bottleneck
    Barriers to Movement

12.5 Genetic Diversity in Domesticated Plants and Animals
    Cloning
    Selective Breeding
    Genetic Engineering
    The Impact of Monoculture

12.6 Is It a Species or Not? The Evidence
12.7 Human Population Genetics
12.8 Ethics and Human Population Genetics
OUTLOOKS 12.1: Your Skin Color, Gene Frequency Changes, and Natural Selection
OUTLOOKS 12.2: Biology, Race, and Racism
HOW SCIENCE WORKS 12.1: The Legal Implications of Defining a Species
HOW SCIENCE WORKS 12.2: Bad Science: A Brief History of the Eugenics Movement







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