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Evolution

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a change over time of the inheritable traits of a population

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Variation

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Diversity

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Selection

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advantages that cause one trait to be favoured over another

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Recombination

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redistribution and mixing of traits and alleles over time

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Mutations

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new alleles and genetic combinations

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Gregor Mendel

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Father of genetics. Discovered the science behind passed down traits. Alive at the same time as Darwin.

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Immutable

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unchanging

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The age of the Earth

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4.54 billion years

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Radiometric dating

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a method to determine the age of the Earth.

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Fossil +record

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fossils preserve extinct or past forms of animals. Hard body parts and footprints are the most common

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Excess offspring

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Adaption in which only the fittest and most adapted offspring survives.

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Spontaneous generation

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life from nonliving things.

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Creationism

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a creator of the universe

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Catastrophism

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natural disasters killed off all the old species which is why we can’t find them anywhere and explain the fossils.

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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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The Theory of Acquired Characteristics. Closest theory to actual truth (but not right). Discovered that species were not immutable.

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Charles Darwin

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Took a trip to the Galapagos islands. Discovered natural selection and evolution.

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Darwin’s voyage

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he discovered that animals on different islands had different adaptations.

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Darwin’s finches

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The finches on different islands had different shapes, each suited for the specific environment

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Galapagos Islands

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where Darwin found the secret to natural selection.

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Heredity

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genetic passing of characteristics from generation to generation

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Punctuated equilibrium

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bursts of speciation followed by almost immutable species

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Species

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group of similar organisms

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Pentadactyl limb

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five fingered

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Homologous structures

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similar in origin, different in function (ex: whale fin and human hand)

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Divergent evolution

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ancestral lines started out similar, but diverged somewhere along the way

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Common ancestor

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shared ancestor between 2 species or populations

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Analogous structures

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similar in function, different in origin (ex: butterfly and bat wings)

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Convergent evolution

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different ancestors end up in a similar structure or function

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Embryology

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The study of embryos and their development

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Vestigial structures

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remnants from evolution but are not useful to the evolved being

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DNA

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carrier of genetic information

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Fitness

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how good a genotype is at creating offspring

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Hardy Weinberg

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p^2+2pq+q^2=1. Genetic variation will remain constant as long as none of the factors of evolution are at play.

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Allele frequency

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frequency (occurrence) of an allele in a population

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Founder effect

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when a few individuals leave a population and start a new one

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Bottleneck effect

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dramatic but temporary reduction in population, establishing a new gene pool

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Genetic drift

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change in the genetic make-up of a population, resulting from chance

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Gene flow

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net movement of alleles from one population to another (eg. migration)

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Mutations

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genetic variation. Heritable mutations can have an effect on the entire gene pool.

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Natural selection

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demonstrates which alleles and phenotypes are the most effective for survival.

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Stabilizing selection

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when the most common phenotype is the most favoured by the environment

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Directional selection

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when the environment favours one of the extreme variations of a trait

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Disruptive selection

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favours individuals with both opposite extremes of a trait over intermediate phenotypes.

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Sexual selection

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produces traits that are beneficial to mating but otherwise detrimental.

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Sexual dimorphism

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obvious differences in the physical appearance of males and females.

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Female choice

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form of sexual selection

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Male-male competition

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form of sexual selection

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Speciation

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the formation of new species through evolution

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5 factors that cause evolutionary change

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1) Genetic Drift (bottleneck effect, founder effect), 2) Gene Flow (migration), 3) Mutations, 4) Natural Selection (Stabilizing Selection, Directional Selection, Disruptive Selection), 5) Sexual Selection (Sexual Dimorphism, Male-to-Male competition, female choice).

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