microevolution Flashcards
Genetic variation
a difference in genes between individuals
Where genetic variation comes from
- making new alleles
- changing gene number or position
- rapid reproduction
- sexual reproduction
- Making new alleles
- point mutation
2. sex will shuffle the existing alleles
neutral variation
mutation/change in DNA that’s not harmful or beneficial
- Changing gene number or position
gene copying because of mitosis error
big pieces of chromosome that are copied = harmful therefore small pieces= not harmful
- Rapid reproduction
how fast mutation happens is low in animals and plants
- sexual reproduction
animals have sex = shuffling alleles = new combination
- crossing over
- independent assortment
- fertilisation
Hardy-Weinberg equation
p + q = 1
frequency of genotype equation
p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
Conditions for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
- no mutations
- random mating
- no natural selection
- big population
- no gene flow
example of hardy-weinberg equilibrium
PKU (phenlyketonumia)
- low mutation rate
- random mating
- no natural selection - only happens on homozygous individuals
- large population
- migration has no effect
What changes allele frequencies in a population ?
- natural selection
- genetic drift
- gene flow
- Natural Selection
inheritable characteristics individuals have to increase survival. More likely to reproduce that those who don’t
- Genetic drift
unpredictable change in allele frequency between generations, especially in a small population
- Gene flow
how alleles go in or out of population because individual moves around.