1ST EXAM Flashcards
DNA
It carries the information for creating the next generation
Gene
Is a distinct sequence of nucleotides forming part of a chromosomes that codes for a a particle trait.
Allele
one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.
Chromatin
Uncoiled DNA , or uncondensed form of DNA
Chromosome
Condensed or coiled DNA. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
Chromatid
one-half of a duplicated chromosome.
Haploid
having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
Synapse
he fusion (crossover) of chromosome pairs at the start of meiosis.
Crossing over
the exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes, resulting in a mixture of parental characteristics in offspring.
Independent assortment
how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop
Random gamete fusion
he fusion of two haploid gametes results in the formation of a diploid zygote
Charles Darwin
a naturalist who proposed the theory of biological evolution by natural selection.
Gregor Mendel
was an Austrian monk who discovered the basic principles of heredity through experiments in his garden. Mendel’s observations became the foundation of modern genetics and the study of heredity.
Alfred Wallace
had the revolutionary idea of evolution by natural selection entirely independently of Charles Darwin.
Natural selection
the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
Inheritance of acquired characteristics (Lamarckian)
is the idea that an organism can pass on characteristics that it acquired during its lifetime to its offspring
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
stating that the genetic variation in a population will remain constant from one generation to the next in the absence of disturbing factors.
Mutation
a change in a DNA sequence.
Gene flow
transfer of genetic material from one population to another ( caused my migration)
Nonrandom Mating
mate selection is influenced by phenotypic differences based on underlying genotypic differences.
Assortative Mating
the tendency for people to choose mates who are more similar (positive) or dissimilar (negative) to themselves in phenotype characteristics than would be expected by chance.
Disassortative Mating
means that individuals with dissimilar genotypes or phenotypes mate with one another more frequently than would be expected under random mating.
Genetic drift
variation in the relative frequency of different genotypes in a small population, owing to the chance disappearance of particular genes as individuals die or do not reproduce.
Founder effect
the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony.
Bottleneck effect
extreme example of genetic drift that happens when the size of a population is severely reduced. Events like natural disasters can decimate a population, killing most individuals and leaving behind a small, random assortment of survivors.
Artificial selection
where humans select for desirable traits in agricultural products or animals.
Selection
preferential survival and reproduction or preferential elimination of individuals with certain genotypes, by means of natural or artificial controlling factors.
Fitness
reproductive success and reflects how well an organism is adapted to its environment.
Frequency-dependent selection
depends on how frequently or infrequently a phenotype occurs in a population.
Negative frequency-dependent selection
rare phenotypes are favored by selection
Positive frequency-dependent selection
Common phenotypes are favored’ variation is elimination from the population.
Oscillating selection
selection favors one phenotype at one time, and a different phenotype at another time.