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heterozygosity

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defined as the mean percentage of loci heterozygous per individual (the mean percentage of individuals heterozygous per locus)

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population structure

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patterns of heterozygosity can be predicted from the ecological processes experienced by organisms, including differences in life history

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organisms that tend to breed with close relatives (interbreeding) within their immediate populations have more

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homozygous loci in their genomes

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organisms that tend to breed with individuals that are not closely related to them have greater levels of

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heterozygosity

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F statistics

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a way to describe genetic population structure in diploid organisms in terms of three allelic correlations (Fis, Fit, Fst)

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(1-Fit)

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(1-Fst)(1-Fis)

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Fis

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is the correlation between homologous (same) alleles within individuals with reference to the local population

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Fit

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the corresponding allelic correlation with reference to the total population

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Fi

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fixation indices (Fi) this means that they are measuring the tendency of loci to be fixed at only one allele for the entire population (no genetic diversity)

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Fi=

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1-(hobs/hexp)

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postive Fi values indicate

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fixation indices could indicate inbreeding

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negative Fi values

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more heterozygotes than expected from excess outbreeding

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Fst

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can be interpreted as the proportion of genetic variation among (as opposed to within) subdivided populations

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Fst=

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(ht-hs)/ht

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hs

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expected heterozygosity at a locus within subpopulations

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Ht

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the overall expected heterozygosity given allele frequencies in the total population

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Fst number interpretation

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0.0-1.0
0 (subpopulations genetically identical)
1 (subpopulations fixed for different alleles)

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Fst population subdivision

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the proportion of the total genetic variation that can be accounted for by the subdivision of populations

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population subdivisions account for

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50% of total genetic variation

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<.05

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little genetic difference

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.05-.15

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moderate genetic difference

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.15-.25

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great genetic difference

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> .25

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very great genetic difference

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gene flow interpretation

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Fst is expected to be low between populations that are conned by high gene flow

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first parameter in a data set
heterozygosity
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population bottlenecks
metapopulation dynamics that severely reduced the level of genetic variation relative to that expected or found in comparable mammals
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heterozygosity is maximal when the
allele frequencies are equal
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two allele system is described by
a concave down parabola that starts at zero
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heterozygosity peaks at a value of
.05
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for a multi-allelic system
heterozygosity is greatest when allele frequencies are equal
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F stats
are a general stats tool for analyzing variances in gene frequencies
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F is
inbreeding coefficient (global variation in individuals relative to their subpopulation) NEGATIVE= OUTBRED, excess of heterozygotes POSITIVE= INBRED, more homozygotes
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Fst inter
assess the variation in the subpopulations relative to that in the total population) 0-1 0- subpopulations have the same gene frequencies 1- subpopulations have completely non overlapping sets of alleles (subpopulations are fixed for different alleles)
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natural populations tend to have
Fst values that range between zero up to .05
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values of Fst above
.2 are considered high
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Fit
assesses the variation in individuals relative to the variation in the total set of subpopulations
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H1
average observed heterozygosity in individuals
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Hs
expected heterozygosity (gene diversity) of subpopulations, calculated as the weighted average across a set of subpopulations
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Ht
the expected heterozygosity over the whole set of populations
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molecular markers
Information-rich molecules- DNA, RNA, proteins
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PCR
polymerase chain reaction a lab procedure in which millions of copies of a specific piece of DNA are made it is essentially an amplification method whereby the tiniest amounts of DNA that may be present in blood, hair, or tissues
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DNA polymerase
the name of this method is derived from the key component in the process that carries out the replication of DNA
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Taq polymerase
most commonly used polymerase Thermus aquaticus optimal at 70 degrees
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primers
it can create a new DNA strand, using DNA single stranded oligonucleotides short sequences of DNA that are made to match exactly the ends of DNA region to be copied
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how many times are steps in PCR repeated
30-40 times
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DNA template
the DNA to be copied usually extracted and purified from blood or other tissues
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dNTPs
building blocks from which taq polymerase can synthesize new DNA, added in excess amount
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buffer solution
creates an optimal chemical environment for the reaction to occur in
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thermal cycler
automated machine that carries out PCR
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denaturation temp
95- separates the DNA strands separated
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annealing temp
40-60 primers attach to matching sequence in each strand
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extension temp
72 degrees taq polymerase attaches to primer and adds complement nucleotides then process is repeated 20x
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microsatellite
is a tract of tenderly repeated DNA motifs that range in length from one to five or more nucleotides and are typically repeated 5-50x
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where are micros located
non-coding parts of the genome and do not produce proteins but can be in regulatory and coding regions
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what are microsatellites used
genetic fingerprinting DNA profiling kinship analysis select desirable traits in plant breeding to study population dynamics based on the theories of population genetics and in species conservation projects mapping locations in the genome

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