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