labs 4-5, case study, appendices B and C Flashcards

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rapid evolution in action

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Pink Bollworms:
Major pest of cotton, invasive in the U.S.
Larvae reduce cotton yield by eating flowers and seeds.
Rapid population growth: up to five generations per growing season.

Management Strategies:
Pheromone Traps: Lure and capture pests.
Sterilization: Release irradiated moths.
Chemical Insecticides:
Drawbacks: Toxicity, killing beneficial insects, resistance evolution.
Biotechnological Solution:

Bt Cotton:
Contains a gene from Bacillus thuringiensis that produces an insecticidal toxin.
Effective but can lead to Bt resistance over generations.

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lake washington sticklebacks

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Evolved rapidly from lightly plated to heavily plated in response to clearer water conditions and increased predation by trout.

Key Takeaway:
Rapid evolution can alter ecological dynamics and influence predator-prey interactions

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mechanisms of evolution

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Natural Selection:
Variation: Individuals differ in traits.
Heritability: Traits are passed from parents to offspring.
Differential Success: Some traits enhance survival/reproduction.

Other Mechanisms:

Mutation:
Source of new genetic variation.
Example: Cadherin mutations confer Bt toxin resistance in pink bollworms.

Migration:
Gene flow between populations can introduce new traits.

Genetic Drift:
Random changes in allele frequencies, especially in small populations.

Founder Effect: A few individuals establish a new population with different allele frequencies.

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trade-offs and constraints

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Adaptive Trade-offs:

Higher fitness in one environment often reduces fitness in another.
Example: Camouflage on white sand is ineffective on dark sand.

Constraints:

Evolutionary changes are limited by pre-existing structures and genetic pathways.

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managing resistance evolution

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Bt Toxin and Resistance:

Cadherin gene mutations create resistance to Bt toxin.
Resistance alleles (e.g., “r”) rise in frequency when Bt cotton is overused.

Strategies to Delay Resistance:

Refuge Strategy:
Plant non-Bt cotton nearby to maintain susceptible alleles in the pest population.

Integrated Pest Management:
Combine multiple pest control strategies to reduce reliance on a single method.

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genetics and evolution

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Population Genetics:

Combines Mendelian genetics with Darwinian evolution.
Evolutionary changes occur when traits associated with fitness become more common.

Heritable Variation:

Variation among individuals arises due to different alleles for the same genes.

Quantitative Traits:

Traits like height and intelligence are influenced by multiple genes and the environment.

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pop dynamics vs pop ecology

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Population Dynamics:

Changes in population size and composition over time.
Driven by biotic (e.g., competition, predation) and abiotic (e.g., weather, habitat) factors.

Population Ecology:

The study of factors influencing population changes.
Applications: Managing wildlife populations, controlling pests, and conserving endangered species.

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geometric growth- assumptions of model

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Discrete reproduction (e.g., annual plants, salmon returning to spawn).
Unlimited resources and negligible predation or competition.

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exponential growth- key features of model

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Positive feedback: Growth accelerates as population size increases.
Example: Invasive species (e.g., water hyacinth) in resource-abundant habitats.

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logistic growth

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definition: Accounts for resource limitations, resulting in an S-shaped curve.

Growth slows as population approaches K.
Early growth resembles exponential growth; levels off at K

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metapop and source/sink systems

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Metapopulations:

A collection of subpopulations connected by dispersal.

Source-Sink Systems:
Sources: Stable populations that supply emigrants.
Sinks: Populations dependent on immigration for survival.

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Allee Effect:

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Reduced growth rate at low population densities.
Causes: Difficulty finding mates, reduced group protection.

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Demographic Stochasticity:

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Random events (e.g., birth/death) influencing small populations

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Growth Models:

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Geometric: Discrete reproduction.
Exponential: Continuous reproduction.
Logistic: Resource-limited growth.

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electrophoresis

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Purpose:
Identifies enzyme variants based on electrical charge differences caused by amino acid substitutions.

Process:
Enzymes migrate differently in a gel based on their charge.
Can detect mutations resulting in distinct enzyme forms called allozymes.

Enzyme Structures:
Monomeric Enzymes: Produce a single, functional polypeptide chain.
Dimeric Enzymes: Require two polypeptides to become active; heterozygotes can produce three variants.

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Polymorphism

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Definition:
Proportion of loci with multiple alleles in a population.

Monomorphic Loci:
Most common allele frequency ≥ 0.95.

Heterozygosity (H):
Average proportion of heterozygous individuals per locus.

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Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

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Key Concept:
Allele frequencies remain constant across generations under specific conditions.

Conditions for Genetic Equilibrium:
Large population size (to minimize genetic drift).
No gene flow (immigration/emigration).
No mutations, or mutations are balanced.
Random mating (no selective breeding).
No natural selection.

Eq:
p^2+2pq+q^2=1

p^2= homozy. dominant (A1A1)
q^2= homozy. recessive (A2A2)
2pq= heterozy. (A1A2)

p+q=1 –> allele frequencies

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pop genetics

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Population:
Group of the same species living in one area, freely interbreeding.
Gene Pool:
All alleles present in a population.
Allele Frequencies:
Proportion of each allele in the gene pool.

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genetic drift

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Definition:
Random changes in allele frequency due to chance events.

Effects:
Faster allele loss in small populations.
Loss of heterozygosity, leading to a population dominated by homozygotes.

Founder Effect:
A new, isolated population differs genetically from the parent population.

Population Bottleneck:
Drastic population reduction causes loss of genetic diversity.

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when do you reject null hypothesis

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when the calculated x value is greater than the critical x value

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character state

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a character passed on from an ancestor to its descendant either unmodified or in a modified form

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derived character state

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can be found in one taxon (unique derived character)

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shared derived character

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found in more than one taxon

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parsimony

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a principle in phylogenetics which forces one to accept the shortest tree(s) that explain(s) all the character states

-more efficient and more correct

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polytomy
an unresolved group of 3+ taxa
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test of significance
evaluates the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it's actually true
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chi-square test
used to test a hypothesis in an experiment in which the data are frequency data, rather than continuous data
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evidence for zoonotic transmission (from one animal species to humans)
similarities in genome organization of the 2 viruses there are plausible rotes of transmission two species co-occur in the same geographic location two viruses are closely related (phylogenetic relatedness) virus is prevalent in the wild host
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what was the results of the HIV case study
-they identified the stool they collected as belonging to 1) gorillas, 2) P.t. troglodytes and 3) P.t. vellerosus -only antibodies of stool from P.t. troglodytes reacted with HIV-1 antigens -they isolated 16 strains of SIV from P.t.troglydtes stool results show SIV is prevalent in wild P.t. troglodytes
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hunter hypothesis
humans came in contact with Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) when hunting/butchering primates and became infected with a mutated strain of SIV called HIV -known as a zoonotic transmission, when a virus is transmitted from an animal host to humans
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what is HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
a virus that causes AIDS