Evolution Flashcards

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Evolution (modern definition)

A

Change in allele frequencies in a population over time.

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2
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Form of a gene

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allele

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3
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Population

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all organisms of a species that interact with each other

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4
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The study of the distribution of living things or, once living things

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Biogeography

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5
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The study of fossil records

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Paleontology

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6
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Comparative Anatomy

A

Seek homologous structures

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7
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Same embryonic origin but with different function

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Homologous structures

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8
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Same function but different embryonic origin

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Analogous structures

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9
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Convergent evolution

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Organisms (lineages) in similar environments acquire similar adaptations

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10
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Study of shapes and structures of macromolecules

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Molecular biology

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11
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Who: Theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics.

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Jean Baptiste Lamark

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12
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Who: Artificial selection - Breed dogs with desirable traits

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Charles Darwin

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13
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Who: Made same observations as Charles Darwin.

Though birds were especially adapted.

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Alfred Russel Wallace

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