A) A textbook definition would be that genetic drift is: a random change in allele frequency caused by a series of chance occurences that cause an allele to become more or less common in a population. In layman's terms, this means that genetic drift happens when luck makes the genetic pool of the population to deviate from what is expected.
B) The cause for this genetic drift is the aformentioned couple. Because amish communities are small and they select partners from their community, having even a couple of carriers of alleles in a community can make the allele freuency much larger than expected; for example, if the community was 100 persons, the percentage would be in the order of 1%, still much larger than the general population. Thus, the cause here is that a small population had a couple of carriers.
C) Sexual reproduction leads to a mixing of alleles from both mother and father and helps diversity. When a population is isolated, the gene pool is fixed and no new genes can come in, reducing diversity. Also some people that have an allele might die, hitting diversity even more. Finally, having a small population creates a strong pressure in some circumstances that leads to elimination of some traits and diversity.
In humans, the yolk sac is the
site of origin for blood cells and primordial germ cells. The human yolk sac is
a membrane located outside the embryo and it is connected by a tube through the
umbilical opening to the embryo's midgut. The yolk sac serves as an early site
for the formation of blood and in time, is incorporated into the primitive gut
of the embryo.
<u>Answer:</u>
Greenhouse gas refers to any gaseous compound in the atmosphere that can absorb infrared radiation, thereby trapping heat and keeping it in the atmosphere. By increasing the heat in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases are responsible for the greenhouse effect, which ultimately leads to global warming.
<u>Examples why greenhouse gases in the atmosphere:</u>
- farming cattle releases methane
- farming rice in paddy fields releases methane
- burning fossil fuels in vehicles and power stations releases carbon dioxide
- deforestation releases carbon dioxide and reduces the absorption of carbon dioxide through photosynthesis
