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Lesson 8: Natural Selection Flashcards

1
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What are the four evolutionary mechanisms

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  1. genetic drift
  2. migration
  3. mutation
  4. natural selection
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types of mechanisms

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  1. non-adaptive mechanism
  2. adaptive mechanism
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what are the non-adaptive mechanisms

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  1. genetic drift
  2. migration
  3. mutation
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4
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what are the adaptive mechanisms

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natural selection

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5
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According to Darwin, evolution acts through changes in what?

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allelic frequency at each generation

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6
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According to Darwin, how does evolution happen

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via natural selection

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7
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where does natural selection act upon

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genetic or epigenetic variation in population

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8
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generates genetic variation

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mutation

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9
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changes expression of genes

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epigenetic modification

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10
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can reduce genetic variation

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genetic drift

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11
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Darwin’s contribution: Population speciation as result of natural selection

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  1. too many offpsring produced
  2. limited resources and competition
  3. variation in population
  4. better adapted individuals survive
  5. survivors leave more offspring
  6. average character of population is altered
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12
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natural selection is not random, but __

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deterministic

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13
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Selection imposed by transmittion rate on virulence of HIV

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  1. high transmission rate: high virulence
  2. low transmission rate: low virulence
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14
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can grow fast and jump to the next host; ok if host dies; genetic strain that grows faster will win

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high transmission rate: high virulence

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15
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more virulent strains would die with the host and get selected out; less virulent strain will win

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low transmission rate: low virulence

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16
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mutant allele of the receptor CCR5

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CCR5-Δ32

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17
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traits that are usually coded by one or a few genes (loci)

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discrete traits

18
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trait coded by many loci

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quantitative traits

19
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Different modes of selection

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  1. Directional selection
  2. Stabilizing selection
  3. Disruptive selection
20
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selection changes frequency of allelese in one direction

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directional selection

21
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  • selection acts against the extremes (favors intermediate trait)
  • purifying selection
  • average trait value stays the same
  • genetic diversity is reduced
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stabilizing selection

22
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  • selection favors the extremes
  • genetic diversity is increased (help maintain genetic variation; knowck our alleles that code for intermediate traits)
  • can lead to formation of new species
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disruptive selection

23
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disruptive selection can lead to what?

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formation of new species

24
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example of disruptive selection

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sexual selection for different traits (blue birds mate with blue, red birds mate with red)

25
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generic term to refer to any type of selection that acts to maintain genetic variation in a population

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balancing selection

26
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Examples of balancing selection

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  1. selection for heterozygotes
  2. selection for different traits in different environments
  3. selection for different traits at different times
27
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selection for different traits at different times

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fluctuating selection

28
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Selection:
With malaria

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balancing selection for heterozygote

29
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lead to amino acid change

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nonsynonymous mutation/missense mutation (position 1 and 2)

29
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Selection:
Without malaria

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directional selection for homozygous wild type (HAHA)

30
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does not lead to amino acid change

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synonymous mutation/silent mutation (position 3)

31
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test for selection

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Ka/Ks test

32
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Ka

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nonsynonymous substitution rate

33
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Ks

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synonymous substitution rate

34
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absence of selection

35
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positive selection

36
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negative selection / purifying selection

37
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out of all possible number of mutations, how many fixed

A

substitution rate

38
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selection occurs through __ __ which is not random

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differential reproduction

39
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Selection favoring the heterozygote

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Overdominance

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