Evolution Genetics And Behaviour Flashcards
What are genes?
Units of heredity (parts of chromosomes)
What is a genotype?
Blueprint for making proteins
What is a phenotype?
Outward manifestation
What is adaptation?
Traits linked to higher fitness
How are adaptations spread?
Through natural selection spread within a population
Give 3 evidence of evolution
Fossil records
Similarities across species
Geographic distribution
What are analogies?
Similarities in function that evolved independently
Give two examples of behaviours from evolution?
Language and laughter
Give 3 reasons why animals are researched?
Human evolution
Mechanisms
To improve welfare and conservation managements
What’s the explanation of primates?
Phylogenetic closeness
Give 3 examples of behaviours that have evolved?
Grooming
Aggressive behaviour
Communications
What are the principles of genetic inheritance proposed by Gregor Mendel?
DNA - RNA - protein
