Ch6 Flashcards

(39 cards)

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Population

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A group of interacting and potentially interbreeding individuals of the same species.

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Genetic locus

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Location of a specific gene or sequence of DNA on a chromosome

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Diploid

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Individuals that carry 2 alleles at every locus

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Evolution

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Change in allele frequencies from one generation to the next

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Population genetics

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Study of the distribution of alleles within populations and the mechanisms that can cause allele frequencies to change over time.

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Population allele frequencies do not change if:

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-Population is large
-Genotypes do not differ in fitness (no selection)
-No mutation
-Mating is random
-No migration

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P is the

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More common allele

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q is the

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Less common allele

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Formula for allele frequencies

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p + q = 1

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Formula for genotype frequencies

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1 = p² + 2pq + q²

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p² is the

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Homozygous for dominant allele

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2pq is the

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Heterozygous for dominant and recessive alleles

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q² is the

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Homozygous for recessive alleles

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14
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Hardy-Weinburg

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Proof that evolution does not occur in the absence of selection, drift, migration, or mutation.

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Genetic drift

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Evolutionary change due to chance or sampling error (random)

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Alleles are lost more rapidly in

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Small populations

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Bottleneck:

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-Cause genetic drift
-Causes drastic shift in allele frequencies
-Rare alleles are likely to be lost

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Founder effect (5)

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-Occurs when a small population move (from a large population) to colonize a new area
-Only a couple of alleles are brought
-Random change
-Allele frequencies will differ from the original large population
-Is a type of bottleneck

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Fitness

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Reproductive success of an individual with a particular PHENOTYPE

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Relative fitness

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Fitness of a GENOTYPE in comparison to others

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Darwin’s postulates

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1.) There is variation among individuals
2.) Variation os inherited
3.) More individuals are born than will survive to reproduce
4.) Some variants survive and reproduce at a higher rate than others

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Pleiotropy

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Mutation in a single gene affects more than one phenotypic trait

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Antagonistic pleiotropy

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Beneficial effects for one trait but detrimental effects for other traits

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Natural selection is more effective in

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Large populations

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Selection occurs when
Genotypes differ in fitness
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Rare alleles are almost always carried in
Heterozygous state
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Additive alleles
Homozygous condition yields twice the phenotypic effect for the gene as compared to heterozygotes
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Dominance
Dominant allele masks the presence of recessive allele
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Mutation rates are
Low About 7.9 bil new mutations per year for humans
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Negative frequency dependant selection
Common phenotypes are selected against and rare phenotypes are favored
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Heterozygote advantage
Heterogosity confers greater fitness than homozygotes
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Most common Non-random mating
Inbreeding
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Inbreeding depression results in
Reduced fitness
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Inbreeding causes:
-Increase % of homozygous alleles -NOT a direct mechanism of evolution -Undergo bottlenecks
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Landscape genetics
Field of research that combines population genetics, landscape ecology, and spatial statistics
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Population structure (subdivision)
Occurrence of populations that are subdivided by geography, behavior, etc, that prevent individuals from mixing completely. Leads to deviation
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Genetic drift creates
Genetic distance between populations
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Subdivided populations show
-Distinct genetic structure -Increase of genetic drift which reduces genetic variation
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Gene flow (migration)
The transfer of alleles from the gene pool of one population to another. -Can increase genetic variation within populations -Can counteract the loss of alleles due to drift