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What is evolution?

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change over time in the proportion of individuals in a population differing in 1+ inherited traits

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How do changes in allele frequency occur?

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in non-random processes (natural/sexual selection) and the random process of genetic drift

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Describe genetic drift..

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  • random process
  • occurs due to chance events (disease, predation, abiotic)
  • more important in small populations, alleles more likely to be lost from gene pool
  • masked in large populations due to number of individuals
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What is the bottleneck effect of genetic drift?

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when population size is reduced for at least one generation
chance event occurs, few random individuals survive.
population grows again over time but no same allele percentages present as before
variety in population can decrease and allele proportion change completely

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What is the founder effect of genetic drift?

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through isolation of few random individuals, the gene pool of new population is not representative of original gene pool

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What can genetic drift result in?

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due to random nature of allele fluctuation over time, can result in genetic variation reduction, having negative effect on ability to evolve, some alleles lost from a population and some retained

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What happens when selection pressure are strong?

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evolution rate can be rapid in these populations

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What are selection pressure?

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environmental factors which influence which individuals pass their alleles

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Name biotic selection pressures…

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  • competition
  • predation
  • disease
  • parasitism
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Name abiotic selection pressures…

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  • temperature changes
  • light
  • pH
  • humidity
  • salinity
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What is natural selection?

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a non-random process in frequency of DNA sequences that increase survival (advantageous alleles) and non-random reduction in deleterious DNA sequences, certain genes selected as they code for proteins which form desirable characteristics

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How do mutations work in natural selection

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-acts upon genetic variation in populations
- trait variations arise as result of mutation
- mutation is the original source of new DNA sequences
- most mutations are harmful or neutral, but in rare cases they may be beneficial to fitness of an individual

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How are individuals with advantageous alleles selected?

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Populations produce more offspring than environment can support.
Individuals with variations better suited to environment survive longer and produce more offspring so advantageous alleles passed to next generation

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What is sexual selection?

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non-random process involving allele selection that increase individuals chance of mating and producing offspring

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How does sexual selection work?

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  • operates through members of species having mating advantages
  • trait selection solely concerned with increasing mating success
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What may sexual selection lead to?

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sexual dimorphism, male-male rivalry and female choice

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What is sexual dimortphism?

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where two sexes of the same species exhibit different characteristics beyond sexual organs

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What is male-male rivalry?

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large size, weaponry increase access to females to conflict

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What is female choice?

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females assess males fitness

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What is the Hardy-Weinberg principle?

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states that in absence of evolutionary influences, allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant over generations

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What are conditions for maintaining the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

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  • no natural selection
  • random mating
  • no mutation
  • large population size
  • no gene flow
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What is the Hardy-Weinberg formula?

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p² + 2pq + q² = 1, p + q = 1
p = frequency of dominant allele
q = frequency of recessive allele
p² = frequency of homozygous dominant genotype
2pq = frequency of heterozygous dominant genotype
q² = frequency of homozygous reccessive genotype

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What is fitness?

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an indication of an individuals ability to be successful at surviving and reproducing
refers to contribution made to gene pool of the next gen by individual genotypes
can be absolute or relative

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How does environment affect fitness?

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Overall fitness affected by environment, the fitness of phenotype/genotype will differ in different environments

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What is absolute fitness?

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the ratio between the number of individuals of a particular genotype after selection to those before

26
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State absolute fitness formula…

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genotype frequency after selection divided by genotype frequency before selection

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What do results of absolute fitness formula mean?

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If absolute fitness is 1 then frequency of genotype is stable.
If > 1 it conveys decrease
If < 1 it conveys increase

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What is relative fitness?

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the ratio of number of surviving offspring per individual of a genotype to number of offspring per individual of most successful genotype

29
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State relative fitness formula…

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surviving offpsring of genotype divided by surviving offspring of most successful genotype

30
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How is reproductive success of an individual measured?

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absolute fitness divided by average fitness

31
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What is coevolution?

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process in which 2+ species evolve in response to selection pressures imposed by each other

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Name examples of coevolution…

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  • herbivores and plants
  • pollinators and plants
  • predators and prey
  • parasites and hosts
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What impacts can symbiotic relationships have?

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+, - or 0

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What are selection pressures in coevolution?

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a change in traits in one species acts as selection pressure on other species

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Describe the relationship between parasites and their hosts…

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a parasitic relationship is one in which one organism (parasite) lives off of another organism (host) harming it and possibly causing death

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How do some hosts have better fitness?

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hosts better able to resist and tolerate parasites have greater fitness

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How do some parasites have better fitness?

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parasites better able to feed, reproduce and find new hosts have greater fitness

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What is symbiosis?

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the co-evolved intimate relationships between members of two different species

39
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What types of symbiotic relationships are there?

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  • mutualism
  • commensalism
  • parasitism
40
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Describe mutualism…

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  • interactions of both organisms are interdependant
  • rely on each other for resource
  • both organisms gain (+/+)
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Describe commensalism…

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  • only one organism benefits
  • (+/0)
42
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Describe parasitism…

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  • parasite benefits in terms of energy or nutrients
  • host is harmed as result of resource loss
  • (+/-)
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What is the Red Queen hypothesis?

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states that, in a co-evolutionary relationship, change in the traits of one species act as selection pressures on the other species
species in these relationships must adapt to avoid extinction

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How does Red Queen hypothesis effect parasitic relationship?

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as a host evolves to deter parasites, the parasites will adapt to be able to continue to survive in their host

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