Question

10. The Florida panther is a type of mountain lion. About

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Inbreeding

b) Decreased

Explanation:

Florida panther is considered an endangered species that is found in very few numbers in the environment.

In the given question,  

a) The Florida panther scattered in the mountains which could affect the flow of the genes (migration).  When it mated with the other sub-species, it could have led to the inbreeding.

b) Since the lion scattered in the mountains, the gene flow could have occurred and this could have decreased the genetic variation in the population of the Panthers.

Answer 2

Answer:

a) Gene flow in a genetic population is defined as the transfer of genetic variation from one population to another.

Gene flow is considered as one of the impotant mechanism of genetic diversity in a population. Migrant affects the genetic diverisity in a population by modifying the allele frequencies.

When florida Panthers introduced with subspecies of mountain lions it increases the genetic flow in the population of mountain lion as the florida panther were carrying a particular variant of a gene.

B) Due to high genetic flow the genetic vriation in the population will decrease between the two groups and results in increasing homogeneity. High rate of gene flow lead to a combination of the two gene pools that reduces the genetic variation. Hence, genetic variation will decrease in the mountain lion population.