evolution test Flashcards
what is a gene pool
all genes or alleles in a population
what is macro evolution
Evolution on a grand scale (2 million or so). Either from a common ansestor or a species that split.
What is micro Evolution
Evolution in a small population. Change in gene frequencies in a population. May accumulate and form a new species.
what is frequency
percentage of any specific allele in a gene pool
what is genetic equilibrium
allele frequency remains the same over generations in a stable condition
if frequency of allele changes
micro evolution occurs
what are the 5 factors that change frequencies
mutation, gene flow, non-random mating, genetic drift, natural selection
how does mutation change frequencies
it provides new alleles and variation required for evolution.
What is beneficial Mutation and is it caused by natural selection
It is caused by chance, not natural selection.
What is neutral mutation
doesn’t affect fitness of survivability. Usually silent or non coding dna (junk dna)
what is harmful mutation
the environment selects against the allele, therefore resulting from the alleles to actually survive rare
What is the most common type of mutation
Harmful mutation
What is gene flow
the net movement of alleles from one population to another (Migration)
What are the benefits of gene flow
may add new alleles and increase genetic diversity that may help with survival
What is non random mating
individuals select mates hard on phenotypes or inbreeding
what are preferred phenotypes
to choose your mate though behaviour or beauty. It prevents unwanted alleles to reproduce
what is inbreeding
to breed with an individual with homologous phenotypes. Recessive abnormalities are increased
what are examples of inbreeding
self fertilization of flowers or purebred dogs.
If there are more homologous genotypes,
more harmful recessive alleles are more likely to be visible
what are some recessive abnormalities that come with inbreeding
deformities, infertile, health problems, early death
what is genetic drift
change in frequencies of allies in a small populationdue to chance events in breeding population
What does a smaller or greater population determine in genetic drift
smaller population, less chance, greater population, more chance,
what is the founder effect
when a few individuals leave a oooulation to create a new one (colonization). alleles that are found in this new population is by chance. Only a fraction of total genetic diversity of the actual population is shown.
What is the bottle neck effect
when a natural disaster occurs. Only some individuals survive, and repopulate. Some varitations are completely wiped out while some still survive. (Non selective) THE SURVIVING POPULATION DOES NOT REPRESENT THE OG POPULATION