13.9, onwards Evolutionary Problems Flashcards
Population
a group of individuals belonging to one species that live in the same area and can inbreed
Gene Pool
all of the genes/alleles in a population
Allele Frequency
the percentage of an allele that exists in a population
Evolution is aka
microevolution
Microevolution
change in the frequency of alleles in a population over time
How many causes are there for Evolutionary Change
3
What are the 3 causes for Evolutionary Change
natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow
Genetic Drift
the change in the frequency of alleles in a population over a period of time due to chance
How many types of genetic drift are there
2
What are the 2 types of genetic drift
1) Bottleneck effect
2) Founder Effect
Bottleneck Effect
genetic drift by chance ~ completely random
What is an example of the bottleneck effect
natural disasters
founder effect
when individuals in a population end up in a different area (uninhabited by that population) by chance and they are successful and reproduce
How did Darwin explain the finches on the Galapagos Islands
founder effect
What is an example of the founder effect
invasive species
Gene Flow
the transfer of alleles from one population to another as a result of the movement of individuals or their gametes
Genetic Equilibrium
when the frequency of alleles doesn’t change over a period of time
what is the opposite of genetic equilibirum
evolution
Who discovered genetic equilibirum
Hardy and Weinberg
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
if all Hardy-Weinberg conditions are met then there will be no change in frequency of alleles over a period of time
Hardy-Weinberg Principle is about _____ not ______
genes;populations
What are the Hardy-Weinberg Conditions
- random mating
- large population size
- no immigration or emigration
- no mutations
- no natural selection
How many Hardy-Weinberg conditions are there
5