Apes Ch.4 Flashcards
Differential reproduction
This means that individuals with a certain genotype for a given locus or gene have more reproductive success than individuals within the same population that have other genotypes for for that same gene.
Coevolution
Evolution of one species in response to new adaptations that appear in another species
Hybrid
Offspring that results from the mating of individuals from two different species or two true-breeding varieties of the same species.
Gene pool
The total aggregate of genes in a population at any one time.
Fitness
ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environme
Generalist species
is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources
Specialist species
can thrive only in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet.
Resource partitioning
is the process whereby similar species exploit the limited resources in an ecological area without one species driving the others into extinction.
Divergent evolution
one species diverges into multiple descendant species.
Speciation
formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.
Endemic species
plants and animals that exist only in one geographic region.
Transgenic organism
Organisms that have genes from other species inserted into their genomes
biological evolution
description of how the earth’s life changes over time
charles darwin/alfred wallace= natural selection
chemical evolution
formation of cells from organic molecules. 1 bill yrs
biological evolution
natural selection from singled cell to multicellular. 3.7 bill yrs
change in population’s genetic makeup
mutations
for genetic variety; most r lethal
occurs in two ways
1. exposure of DNA to external agent-raioactivity
2. random mistakes during mitosis
only mutations in reproductive cells affect offspring.
necessary for bio evolution
genetic variability
heritable trait
trait lead to differential reproduction
differential reproduction
enable individuals with the trait to leave more offspring than others
adaptation
heritable trait that enables an organism to survive n reproduce better
population have 3 possibilities when envir change
adapt
migrate
extnict
coevolution
species engage in a black n forth genetic contest- each gain temp genetic advantage
changes in one gene pool leads to change in the other gene pool
bats v moths
bats eat moth using echolocation-emit high frequency high pulses-create a sonic image.
moth can hear bat’s frequency n fall to ground or flying evasivly
bats switch their freeqency
moth jam their echolocation system
bats turn off echolocation n use moth’s click
hybridization
two distinct species breed produce a hybrid-they sometimes survive better
horizontal gene transfer
microorganism can exchange genes without sex
other things that affect evolution faster
hybridization
gene transfer
resulting adaptatin
limits to dapation
adaptation with only genetic rait present in gene pool