exam 1 Flashcards
genetic variation
vary between organisms
mutation
2 sources of genetic variation
dna
made of 3 nucleotides
recombination
crossing over in meiosis
haploid
1n
diploid
2n
gamete
sex cell
germline mutation
in sex cells, can be passed
somatic mutation
in cell that is not producing, so the mutation cant be passed
3 variations
deleterious, neutral, adventageous
deleterious variation
hurts
neutral variation
doesnt help or hurt
advantageous variation
helps it in the environment, may increase in frequency in the population
adaptation
genetic change in individual makes it better able to survive and reproduce
allele frequency
of alleles / total # of alleles at lous
homozygous recessive
pp
homozygous dominant
PP
zygote
offspring
genotype
pp PP Pp
phenotype
“purple white”
how to measure variation
with allele frequency to measure how rare
test cross
electrophoresis
take fluid put in gel matrix in electric field
enzymes
catalysis. proteins. molecules that allow chemical reactions to proceed (geneticists look at enzymes through electrophoresis)
hardy weinberg equilibrium
5 conditions for hardy weinberg equilibrium
- no selection
- no migration or immigration
- no mutation
- large population
- random mating
- no selection
no difference in survival/ reproductive success of individuals
- no migration or immigration
new people could change the makeup
- no mutation
…
- large population
significantly large. no sampling errors
- random mating
…
genetic drift
change in allele frequency due to random effects of population size
allele frequencies equation
p + q = 1
genotype frequencies equation
p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
autosomal
not sex linked
natural selection
driving mechanism for how populations change, frequency of beneficial alleles increase
darwins postulates
- all organisms show variation
- all species produce more offspring than can survive
- individuals w favorable traits will tend to survive and reproduce, passing the favorable traits onto offspring
- the result is a change toward favorable traits in the population
- over time this leads to populations becoming adapted to their environment
artificial selection
breeders breed traits they want
modern synthesis
30s and 40s mendell and darwin
patterns of selection
complex traits
stabilizing selection
selects against extremes
directional selection
selects against one of the two extremes
disruptive selection
selects against the mean
sexual selection
promotes an individual’s access to mating. showy aspects threat to safety