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38). Timber wolves in Wisconsin have gene pools with very few different alleles. Therefore, more defective, recessive traits are increasing in this wolf population. What are some steps that conservationists might consider to introduce new alleles into this population?

A 21-year-old male was thrown over the handlebars of his motorcycle when he rear-ended a car that was stopped at a red light. He was wearing a helmet, which he removed prior to your arrival. He is conscious but restless and has closed deformities to both of his femurs. His skin is pale, his heart rate is rapid and weak, and his respirations are rapid and shallow. You should:

An unresponsive trauma patient has a large open abdominal wound with massive external bleeding. You should:

29). A species of lizard is found on the eastern and western sides of part of a mountain range. On both sides, individual populations are small. On the western side, individual populations are relatively close together and males move extensively among populations to breed. On the eastern side, however, populations are farther apart and males seldom move among more than one or two adjacent populations to breed. If you were to study the genetic diversity of western and eastern populations, which pattern would you expect to find?

18).                                random changes in the allele frequencies of a population between generations

2). A bottleneck is best described as a reduction in the size of an original population followed by an expansion in size as the surviving members reproduce.

Deformity caused by a fracture would most likely be masked by:

The most significant hazard associated with splinting is:

6). Zoos often construct extensive genetic profiles of their animals, maintain pedigree books, and trade or share animals for breeding purposes. A zoo with 12 pandas is considering importing a male panda from another zoo, because it is worried that its population might not be in Hardy−Weinberg equilibrium and is beginning to experience inbreeding depression. Do you agree with this recommendation?

You are dispatched to a residence for a young female who was kicked in the abdomen. While en route to the scene, you should ask the dispatcher if: