Chapter 19 Part 1 Flashcards

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differential survival and production based on variations in their trait

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natural selection

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what is the result of natural selection

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traits that help organisms survive and reproduce more effective.

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traits preferred by human breeders

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artificial selection

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what does natural and artificial selection have in common?

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increases frequency of the favored trait from one generation to the next

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selection

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acts on genetic variation to produce new phenotypes

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principles of evolution?

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-species change over time
-divergent species share a common ancestor, and species have diverged gradually over time. (Descent with modification).
-mechanisms that produce change over time are natural selection.

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what is evolution?

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change in the genetic composition of populations over time, allele frequencies change.

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what are the five mechanisms/processes of evolution?

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-mutation
-selection
-genetic flow
-genetic drift
-nonrandom mating

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what do the processes of evolution result in?

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changes in genetic frequencies over time

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10
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what is the origin of genetic variation

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mutation

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mutation

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any change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA. -mistake with repair mechanisms.

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mutations can be

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harmful or neutral

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13
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some mutations are beneficial with…..

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change in environment conditions

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14
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mutation rates are high in viruses and low in ___

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eukaryotes

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Why do low rates of mutation still cause high variation in eukaryotes?

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large # of genes that can mutate and populations have a large # of individuals.

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what is the result of a mutation?

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different forms a gene in a gene pool.

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gene pool

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the sum of all copies of all alleles at all loci in a population

18
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____ acts of genetic variation to produce new phenotypes

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selection

19
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A favored trait that spreads through a population by differential survival and production

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adaptation

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gene flow

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migration of individuals and movements of gametes b/w populations.

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gene flow can…

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add alleles to the gene pool or change allele frequencies.

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genetic drift

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random changes in allele frequencies. usually decreases variation in populations

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population bottleneck

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env conditions result in the survival of only a few individuals.

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founder effect

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colonizing pop. is unlikely to have all the alleles present in the whole population. have trouble finding mates.

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nonrandom mating

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ind. choose mates with particular phenotypes.
-sexual selection.

26
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Hardy W helps predict __

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genotype frequencies from allele frequencies.

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Hardy W conditions

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-no mutations
-no selection among genotypes
-no gene flow
-population size infinite
-mating is random