Multiple levels of selection Flashcards
What are the levels of selection
A multicellular organism is made of multiple cells which have different optima
What is a multicellular organism
A hierarchy of repeating units
Example of two level selection with genomic conflict
Mutation arises in the mitochondria to reproduce at faster rate.
What are selfish genes
Elemetns within the genome that replicate themselves at a higher rate than the normal duplication of DNA
What are transposable elements
Made up of a 3 protein coding component, they are transcribed by normal cellular machinary and translated
What is a large amount of genome expansion explained by
TE proliferation
An example of a meiotic driver in drosophila
SR gene
Whats altruism
Sacrificing their own fitness or reproductive output is benificial in terms of making the population more adaptable
Whats the kin selection theory
Explains the problem of altruism and incorporates the idea of inclusive fitness
Whats inclusive fitness
Combination of direct fitness + indirect fitness
Whats the hamiltons rule equation
rB - C > 0
What is the ultimate example of altruism
Eusociality
