Investigating variation
- Created by: Jonathon Reynolds
- Created on: 09-04-14 16:00
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- Investigating variation
- Types
- Interspecific
- Variation between species
- Interspecific
- Sampling
- Involves taking measurements of individuals selected from the population being tested
- In theory if these individuals are representative of the population as a whole then the measurements can be relied upon
- Could be affected by sampling bias or by chance e.g. selecting the tallest people to measure the height of.
- sampling bias could be reduced by random sampling
- Chance could be reduced by having a large sample size and by doing statistical tests on the data collected
- Could be affected by sampling bias or by chance e.g. selecting the tallest people to measure the height of.
- In theory if these individuals are representative of the population as a whole then the measurements can be relied upon
- Involves taking measurements of individuals selected from the population being tested
- Caused by
- Mutations
- Fusion of gametes
- Meiosis
- Types
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