envs lecture 6 (first 16 slides) Flashcards
what changed human civilization
selective breeding/domestication for agriculture
when did humans harness evolution
11,000 years ago
examples of selective breeding
bred wheat that provided more grain, cows that produced more milk
what did this selective breeding/domestication do
allowed ppl to abandon nomadic lifestyle and settle in communities
quantitative traits
traits that vary continuously and are therefore affected by anywhere from several to thousands of loci
example of quantitative traits
crop yield, milk production, body height
what are polygenic traits
quantitative traits; vary continuously, affected by several/thousands of loci [poly genic cuz multiple genes]
quantitative genetics
study of how quantitative traits are inherited and how they evolve
what effects quantitative traits
both genes and environment interact to affect it
example of domesticated plant
modern corn
where do phenotypic differences in branching pattern between modern corn and its ancestor come from
small number of genetic changes
examples of other differences
size of cob
where do differences in size of cob come from
changes at many loci
example of quantitative trait that varies continuously
human height
what is a normal distribution (varies continuously) curve look like
bell-shaped curve
genotypic variatoin
encoded in DNA: only 4 possible nucleotides, A, T, C, G
is genotypic variation discrete or continuous
discrete
is phenotypic variation discrete or continuous
continuous
what is another word for phenotypic traits
quantitative traits
what kinda distribution for quantitative/phenotypic traits
normal distribution
what kinda curve for quantitative traits
bell shaped curve
how do traits go from discrete genotype to continuous phenotype
many traits affected by many genes AND environmental influences on individual within its lifetime
are quantitative traits affected by many or only a few genes
many genes
example of quantitative traits
height
how many genes is height influenced by
thousands
how else are phenotypic traits influenced
by the environment over lifetime of individual
is this environmental influence genetic or non genetic
non-genetic
what does this variance in environment do to bell curve
smooths it out
can we see genotypes
no
is phenotype or genotype directly seen
phenotype
what is discrete vs continuous phenotype determined by
combo of genetic and environmental variation