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3 domains

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Bacteria, archaebacteria, eukarya

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Bacteria

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Prokaryotes, ester links plasma membrane lipids

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Archaebacteria

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Prokaryotes, ether links plasma membrane lipids

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Eukarya

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Eukaryotes, ester links plasma membrane lipids

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Darwin’s main propositions in 1859

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  1. Random, heritable variation between species
  2. Variation occurs randomly
  3. Large abrupt changes are rare
  4. Small variations make more suited for environment are maintained and increase frequency
  5. Limited resources = survival of the fittest
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Weaknesses of Darwin’s propositions

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Weaknesses of Darwin’s propositions Time is needed for evolutionary change, nut teacart s 4500 MYA old
Heritability mechanisms unknown

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Evidence for Darwin’s propositions

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  1. Artificial selection
  2. Ecological genetics e.g. peppered moth
  3. Rapid effects of artificial selection e.g. antibacterial resistance
  4. Experimental synthesis of new species
  5. Molecular phylogenetic evidence
  6. Biogeographical evidence - plate tectonics and continental drift
  7. Fossil record
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Mechanisms for evolutionary change

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  1. Mutations
  2. Gene flow between populations
  3. Genetic drift (random changes in allele frequency): founder effect, bottleneck
  4. Non-random mating e.g. sexual selection
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Stabilisation forces

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  1. Stabilising selection e.g. human birth weight
  2. Directional selection e.g. TXX in gartner snakes protects toxin in newt prey
  3. Disruptive selection - favour in different directions
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Species isolating mechanisms

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Ecological - spacial and temporal (pre mating)

Reproductive - permeating (teportal, ethological mechanical) and postmating (prezyogitic and pos-zygotic)

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Speciation

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  1. Allopatric - geographical isolation
  2. Sympatric - reproductive isolation
  3. Parametric - on edge of species range
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Panmaxis

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Fully random mating (unlikely)

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Interbreedng

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Self fertilisation or cross fertilisation of closely relayed

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Outbreeding

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Higher inter breeding levels

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Polymorphic phenotypes

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Change in local phenotype - different local environment and selection pressures

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Polyploidy

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Changes in chromosome completes AA => AAA

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Hadean

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3800 MYA, high tops, v high CO2, water, no life, organic molecules

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Archean

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The beginning - 3800-2500 MYA, much ocean, v high CO2, negligible oxygen. First prokaryotes with self rep all marine. Photosynthetic cyanobacteria generate oxygen.

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Proterozoic

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2500-542 MYA, oxygen deposits build up further, marine eukaryotes 1500 MYA,

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Cambrian

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542-488 MYA, oxygen levels similar to today, rapid diversification, almost entirely marine (cambrian explosion), earliest vertebrates

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Ordovican

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488-444 MYA, massive glaciers over Gondwanaland, drop sea level - 75% animal species extinct

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Silurian

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444-416 MYA, marine life recovered, jawless fish, first terrestrial vascular plants and arthropods

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Devonian

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416-259 MYA, Most jawless fish extinct, mass extinction of text at end. Terrestrial plants more diverse. First tetrapods

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Carboniferous

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359-297 MYA, large glaciers, extensive swamp forests, diversity of terrestrial animals increased, flight evolved in insects

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Permian

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297-251 MYA, Pangea, diverse fauna, lineage leading to mammals, most dramatic animal extinction at end, volcanic activity and decline in o2
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Triassic

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251-200 MYA, pangea separates, o2 rises, diversification. Mass extinction, possibly due to meteorite

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Jurassic

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Jurassic 200-145 MYA, early mammals, birds at end. Dinosaurs specialised, many could relate body temp, flight evolved separately in pterosaur reptiles and birds

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Cretaceous

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145-65 MYA, high sea levels, warm and humid, increase diversity, first flowering plants, mass extinction - massive environmental change, possible due to meteorite
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Tertiary

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65-1.8 MYA, continental similar to today, first hot and humid then cooler and drier

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Quaternaruy

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1.8 MYA - dramatic cooling and climate fluctuations, 4 major ice ages

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Classification

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The way organisms are sorted into taxa

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Systematics

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Grouping species according to evolutional ancestory

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Phylogeny

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Evolution history of a group of organisms

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Order of taxa

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Domain, kingdom, division/phylum, class, order, family, gents, species, subspecies, variety, form
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Monophyletic

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All living descendants of a single ancestor

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Polyphyletic

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Descendants for several different ancestors

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Paraphyletic

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Basis of non-specilast or non-unique characters

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