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Chapter 10 - Evolutionary Genetics Flashcards

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central concept in biology

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evolution

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one of the foundations of evolution

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genetics

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group of individuals of the same species

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population

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  • series of partial or complete and irreversible transformations of the genetic structure of a population based principally on altered interaction with the environment
  • chance processes, interacting with a changing environment, generated complex structures and organs that now have purposes which were not planned or designed
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organic evolution

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Requirements for Evolution

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  1. heritable variation
  2. limited environmental opportunities
  3. changing environments
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genetic mechanism that is not perfect but produces offspring that are sometimes slightly different from their parent/s

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heritable variation

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insufficient resources for all individuals to survive and reproduce, leading to competition for necessary resources

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limited environmental opportunities

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as conditions change, different individuals are best able to survive and reproduce

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changing environments

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Forces that modify gene frequencies in populations

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  1. mutation
  2. migration
  3. natural selection
  4. genetic drift
  5. gene recombination
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increases variability within a population

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mutation

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adds genetic variability to a population

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migration

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  • decreases genetic variability through elimation of unfavorable mutations
  • results in the perpetuation of those life forms having favorable characteristics that enable them to adapt to a specific environment
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natural selection

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results in the chance elimination of genotypes due to small population size

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genetic drift

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causes reshuffling of genes to produce new gene combinations for acceptance or rejection by selective forces of evolution

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gene recombination

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identification by humans of desirable traits in plants and animals, and the steps taken to enhance and perpetuate those traits in future generations

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Artificial selection

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genetic base in artificial selection

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narrow

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genetic base in natural selection

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broad

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  • change in population’s gene pool over a succession of generations
  • occurs over relatively brief period of time
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microevolution

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  • total collection of genes in a population at any given time
  • reservoir from which members of next generation derive their genes
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gene pool

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genetic drift that results from event that drastically reduces population size

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bottleneck effect

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refers to the reduction in genomic variability that occurs when a small group of individuals becomes separated from a larger population

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founder effect

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Three Evolutionary Patterns

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  1. divergent evolution
  2. convergent evolution
  3. parallel evolution
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  • occurs when members of a species are placed in different environmental conditions
  • members of population may gradually develop into different species with no particular point in time for their separation
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divergent evolution

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  • refers to the development of superficial resemblances between organisms of different ancestries
  • these groups, which are unrelated by descent, but living under similar environmental conditions can exhibit similarities in habits and general appearances
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convergent evolution

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herbaceous plant or shrub with milky latex and very small, typically greenish, flowers

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spurge

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  • two organisms acquire similar characteristics independently of one another
  • have stemmed from related ancestries
  • akin, yet distinguishable from convergence
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parallel evolution

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Modes of Selection

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  1. directional selection
  2. stabilizing selection
  3. disruptive selection
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ex. of directional selection

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english peppered moths

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ex. of stabilizing selection

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horseshoe crab

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ex. of disruptive selection

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African swallowtail

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process of splitting a genetically homogenous population into two or more populations that undergo genetic differentation and reproductive isolation

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speciation

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The Rate of Speciation

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  1. phyletic gradualism
  2. quantum speciation
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speciation is a microevolutionary event resulting from the accumulation of many small gene differences over time under the influence of natural selection

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phyletic gradualism

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  • stochastic or catastrophic speciation
  • evolutionary events occur suddenly and intermittently
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quantum speciation

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Models of Quantum Speciation

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  1. Punctuated Equilibrium
  2. Founder-Flush Theory
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  • idea that evolution occurs in spurts instead of following the slow, but steady path that Darwin suggested
  • Long periods of stasis with little activity in terms of extinctions or emergence of new species are interrupted by intermittent bursts of activity
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Punctuated equilibrium

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genetic evolution is in some way different in a population that is founded by a small number of individuals and that subsequently grows rapidly

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Founder-flush theory

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Models of Speciation (Recent, most developed)

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  1. allopatric speciation
  2. sympatric speciation
  3. stasipatric speciation
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  • geographic features such as lakes, rivers, or mountains act as barriers to gene flow between population
  • physical isolation is the first step in the process of evolution
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allopatric speciation

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formation of species from populations that live in the same geographic range and do not become geographically isolated

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sympatric speciation

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  • rapid speciation that may occur among small breeding populations that are not completely isolated genetically or spatially.
  • formation of new species as a result of chromosomal rearrangements
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stasipatric speciation

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Human Evolution

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  1. loss of alleles
  2. increasing allele frequencies
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branch of systematics that attempts to construct phylogenetic trees based on the presence of shared derived characters

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cladistics

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Two types of Isolation

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  1. Geographical Isolation
  2. Reproductive Isolation
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Two types of Reproductive Isolation

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  1. Prezygotic Isolation
  2. Postzygotic Isolation
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Prezygotic Isolation

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  1. ecological
  2. seasonal
  3. ethological
  4. physiological
  5. mechanical
  6. gametic mortality
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Postzygotic Isolation

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  1. cytological
  2. zygotic mortality
  3. hybrid inviability
  4. hybrid sterility
  5. hybrid breakdown

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