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what are the steps to test for adaptation

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observation
experiments
comparisons

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what does a null hypothesis assume

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there is no relationship between the 2 variables being tested

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what is the comparative method

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comparisons across species to test predictions

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what is the issue with using stats with evolution

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species are not independent data points

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what is a type 1 error

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false positive

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type 2 error

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fasle negative

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what is the main method of the comparative method

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phylogenetically independent contrasts (PICs)

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what is biological scaling (allometry)

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the change in organisms in relation to change in body size

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what do independent contrasts summarize

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summarize the amount of character change across each node in the tree

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what can independent contrasts be used to estimate

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rate of change across a phylogeny

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why might adaptation be absent

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genetic constraints
physical constraints
phyletic contraints
trade offs

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what are the genetic constraints on adaptation

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even if selection should select in favour of the hypothetical trait, it can’t

inertia

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what is inertia in evolution

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limitations on future evolutionary pathways that have been imposed by previous adaptations

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what are physical constraints on evolution

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when like certain traits must be there to function (?)

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what is a phyletic constraints

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historical restrictions based on the evolutionary history of the species

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what are the trade off constraints on adaptation

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trade off between allocation of energy towards growth vs reproduction

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what is multi-level selection

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how certain traits can increase fitness at one level and decrease fitness at another level

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what is the main function of sex

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to allow alleles at one locus to float freely to another locus from generation to generation

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why is sex a costly behaviour

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  • complicated (finding a mate)
  • costly (lots of courting and competition)
  • dangerous (risk of predation and disease)
  • recombination scrambles genotypes (bad if genotype is already in a favourable combination)
  • delays reproduction (takes longer)
  • genome dilution (females on contribute 1/2 their genetic material)
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what is syngamy

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fusion of egg and sperm

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what is the two-fold costs of sex

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less reproduction

parthenogenetic females theoretically have more offspring than sexual females

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how does hardy Weinberg genetics and the genetics of selection treat each locus?
what is issue with it?

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as independent

alleles are linked in chromosome

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what is a haplotype

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a group of genes within an organism that are inherited together from a single parent

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what is linkage disequilibrium

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the non random association of alleles at different loci in a gene population

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what does sex do to linkage disequilibrium
sex breaks linkage disequilibrium down
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what is linkage equilibrium
when haplotype frequencies in a population have the same value they would if the genes at each locus were combined at random
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what is linkage disequilibrium caused by
often by alleles being physically linked (though not necessarily)
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do processes that affect allele frequencies (drift, selection) affect other loci
yes
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what are the key features of sex
can combine beneficial mutations on same chromosome reduce linkage disequilibrium
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how are recombination rates effected as distance between loci increase
increase
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how linkage disequilibrium react as loci become farther apart
decrease
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what is clonal interference
the competition between lineages arising from different beneficial mutations in an asexually reproducing population
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what does recombination tend to do to genotypes in relation to other genotypes
randomize the genotype
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what creates linkage disequilibrium
genetic drift selection on more than one trait at a time sampling two populations with different compositions creation of new mutations
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how does drift effect linkage disequilibrium
can both create it and reduce it
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how does linkage disequilibrium effect rate of change of populations
can slow it
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how can linkage disequilibrium slow evolution in populations
if beneficial mutations happen near "bad" mutations since selection acts on phenotypes so the sum of selection coefficients strong selection at a loci can drag along alleles on the same loci
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what is evidence of a strong linkage disequilibrium in a well mixed population (where HWE should hold) evidence of
recent natural selection
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what is sex
bringing haplotypes together for recombination
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how does sex speed up evolution
breaks up genotypes
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what are some alternatives to sex
vegetative (asexual) propagation parthenogenesis gynogenesis and hybridgenesis
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what is vegetative (asexual) propagation
development of offspring from part of an adult body
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what is parthenogenesis
meiosis suppressed development of offspring from unreduced egg in female
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what is gynogeneisis and hydidogenesis
meiosis is suppressed | development of offspring from faux fertilized egg
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what sex are the offspring resulting from gynogeneisis and hybridogenesis
all female
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what are all asexual vertebrates the result of
hybridization of 2+ other species
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why do asexual species go extinct more often
can't adapt fast enough | they actively deteriorate
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what is muller's rachet
process through which, absence of recombination, an accumulation of irreversible deleterious results
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what is genetic load
presence of unfavourable genetic material in the genes of a population
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when is muller's ratchet fastest
in a small populations with high mutation rates and mildly deleterious mutations
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what does sex do to muller's ratchet
breaks it through recombination and outcrossing
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why is sex advantageous in the long run
asexuals go extinct more often
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why are asexuality immediately advantageous
cost of males
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what is the short term benefit of sex
recombination has postive s since it creates variation which is selected for in environments that vary
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what are the two main theories for short term benefits of sex
tangled bank | red queen
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what is the tangled bank theory
spatial heterogeneity in environments favour sex - if offspring disperse, the variation created by sex makes them more likely some will be successful in varied environments - if offspring dont disperse: less likely for competition between siblings
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what is the red queen theory
species must adapt and evolve not just. for reproductive success, but also for survival since competing organisms are evolving
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what do tangled bank and red queen both predict about when sex is favoured
it is favoured at high stable densities (lots of competition)
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when is asexuality most common
in poles and other harsh conditions
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what are asexuals often good at
being early colonizers of novel habitats because of rapid growth rate
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when should recombination be most common
when litter size is large | within-brood variation is possible
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is asexuality rare or common
rare
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what does long term mutation load and environmental variation favour (sexual vs asexual)
sexual
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how does recombination effect speed of evolution and why
speeds it up by allowing for more effective selection
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does recombination allow purging of mutational load
yes
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what is quantitative genetics
study of traits affected by many genes and the environment
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what is a population
vague term denoting a set of demographically linked individuals
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are interactions stronger between members of the same population or different population
same
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what can total variation be broken down into
``` genetic variation (Vg) environmental variation (Ve) genotype by environment variation (Vge) ```
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what is genetic variation
variation due different allele/genes
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what is genetic variation supplied by
mutations
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what is environmental variation
variation due to different environments
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is environmental variation heritable
no
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what is genotype by environment variation
variation due to interactions between genes and the environment
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what is a fitness function
relationship between trait value and relative fitness
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what is relative fitness
probability of contributing to next generation
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what are the different types. of fitness functions
directional selection disruptive selection stabilizing selection
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what is directional selection
selection for one extreme over the other extreme
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how does directional fitness affect the mean phenotype
causes a change in it
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what is disruptive selection
selection for both extremes, against moderate traits
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how does disruptive selection affect mean phenotype and distribution
broadens distribution but doesn't necessarily affect mean
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what is stabilizing selection
selection for moderate traits, against extremes
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how does stabilizing selection affect phenotypic mean and distribution
narrows distribution but doesn't necessarily change mean
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why is recombination (sex) necessary for quantitative genetics
recombination allows us to think of alleles as free from all genetic background and to be able to talk about their mean and additive effects
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how much of a population's variation is due to Vg
50-80%
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what does Vp stand for
phenotypic variation
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what is Va
additive variation
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what is heritability
the proportion of variation (Vp) in a trait that is due to additive variation in genes (Va) proportion of variation by all genetic effects (Vg) measure of how well differences in people's genes account for differences in their traits
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what does additive genetic variation determine
degree of resemblance between relatives | determines the response of a population to selection
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what does Va estimate
heritability of a trait in a specific single population
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what is h^2
= ability to predict differences in offspring based on differences in parents
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what is h^2 due to
only additive components of alleles underlying it
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what is mid parent value
parental phenotypes
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what does it mean when h=0
no heritability
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is heritability environment specific
yes
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what determines the evolution of a trait
heritability combined with strength of selection
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why is heritability for fitness related traits low
since fitness related alleles have fewer genetic variation (since selection lowers variation) = lower heritability

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