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2 core tenets of evolution

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living things change over time, adaptations arise through natural selection

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what does evolution challenge?

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the view of special creation

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what are the 5 verified conclusions about evolution right now

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  1. organisms have changed thru time
  2. changes are gradual
  3. lineages are split by speciation
  4. all species have a common ancestor
  5. adaptations result from natural selection
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what causes biodiversity and adaptation

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evolution!

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what is biodiveristy

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number and kinds of living organisms in a given area

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what are the 2 meaning of adaptation

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  1. a trait that increases an organism’s fitness
  2. evolutionary process that leads to such traits
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2 main areas of evolutionary study

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  1. evolutionary history
  2. evolutionary mechanisms
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microevolution is…

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studying evolutionary patterns and processes within species

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macroevolution is…

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studying evolutionary patterns and processes among species

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goal of evolutionary history

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analyze evolutionary relationships and patterns in relation to common ancestry

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what does an evolutionary tree do

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represents genealogy info as a tree graph

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goal of the study of evolutionary mechanisms

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to determine processes responsible for evolution

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how is the study of evolutionary mechanisms and history related to micro and macroevolution

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mechs: focus mostly on micro (in pops)
history: focus on patterns in evolution b/w populations - macro

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what is the observational evolution study approach

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describe and quantify

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what is the theoretical evolutionary study approach

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develop models

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what is the comparative evolutionary study approach

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obtain data from many species and analyze

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what is the experimental evolutionary study approach

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manipulate a system to address a specific hypothesis

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what is a major property of scientific theories?

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testable and falsifiable hypotheses

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19
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why are there public doubts about evolution?

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personal implications of evolution, violate religious texts, it’s a young concept

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20
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who did the argument from design?

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paley

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21
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what is the watchmaker argument

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if every part of something has a clear purpose/intent, there must’ve been a creator

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who was the first to provide a hypothesis for the causal mechanism of evolution

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lamarck

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what did lamarck do

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theory of inheritance of acquired characters (+ graph with the circles in a triangle)

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who disproved the theory of acquired characters?

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weismann

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what was the germplasm theory

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inheritance is only by germ cells not somatic cells. somatic cells cannot change germ cells

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26
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who developed natural selection

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darwin and wallace

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27
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what were darwin and wallace’s major theses

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all organisms have descended with modification from a common ancestor
natural selection is the process that led to evolution

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28
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where did darwin go for school

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edinburgh

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29
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what was darwin’s role on the hms beagle

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intellectual companion (+naturalist) for captaion robert fitzroy

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30
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who were the 2 major inspirations for darwin

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lyelle and malthus(principles of geology and population)

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31
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what is uniformitarianism

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forces and processes that shape earth are uniform through time

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32
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what did uniformitarianism imply for darwin

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the world was dynamic rather than static
changes build up, through the same mechanisms as in the past

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33
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what did darwin publish up until his book

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wrote an essay on natural selection, linnean society presentation with wallace

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34
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what are the 3 requirements for natural selection

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variation b/w individuals, heredity, fitness is variable in a given environment
IE natural selection is heritable variation in fitness

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35
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do individuals evolve?

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no, populations do

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36
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is variation directional?

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no, it’s random

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37
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what does fitness depend on

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the environment

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38
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what were darwin’s 4 sources of evidence for evolution

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geology, homology, biogeography, domestication

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39
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where did darwin spend most of his time

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south america

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40
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what did darwin find in brazil

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extinct mammal fossils

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41
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2 examples of a transitional fossil

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tiktaalik roseae, fishapod
whale evolution

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42
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what are intermediate forms

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transitional fossils linking features of diff organisms

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43
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fossils in younger strata incresingly…

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resemble modern species in the same region

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44
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darwin’s university

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u of edinburgh

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45
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timeline for darwin’s voyage

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1831-1836

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46
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when was lyell’s book published

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1830

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47
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what implications did darwin conclude after reading lyell

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  1. dynamic world
  2. changes are built up gradually
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48
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what month and year did darwin doubt the fixity of species

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march 1837

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49
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when did darwin read malthus

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sept 1838

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50
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when did darwin write his FIRST essay on natural selection?

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1844

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51
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darwin timeline for writing his book

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1856-1859

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52
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when did darwin and wallace present their thing collectively

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1858 july

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53
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explain the moraxella bacteria example

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90% developed antibiotic resistance to a drug in 15 years

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54
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when and where was the fishapod discovered

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2006 in nunavut

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55
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what is homology

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similarity of 2+ traits that’s due to common ancestry

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56
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what is the bird example of homology

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mainland comorants vs galapagos flightless comorants (vestigial structures)

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what is the fish example of homology

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surface-dwelling (gray) astynx mexicanus and cave-dwelling (pink) with no eyes

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58
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name vestigial structures in humans (4)

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ear muscles, appendix, tailbone, goosebumps

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59
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estimate of number of genes shared across all forms of life

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500

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60
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what are the most common shared genes (their function)

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translation and transcription

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61
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what is a vestigial trait

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trait with reduced or no function compared to the past

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62
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homologous structures have…

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evolved to serve diff funcs

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63
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where are the flora and fauna from the G islands originally from

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south america

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what types of species (specific trait?) are present on the G islands

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ones capable of long distance dispersal/good colonists

65
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how did cacti get onto the G islands

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by bird dispersal of their fruit seeds

66
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how were tortoises on diff G islands diff

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shell shapes + neck lengths

67
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describe the recent study of the G island birds (species, purpose, people)

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daphne major, check the reason, Dr Peter & Grant, princeton

68
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what was special about australian flora and fauna

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distinct adaptations, high endemism

69
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australia has ____ radiations of species that are _____ with those of other continents

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endemic, ecologically convergent

70
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what is meant by the endemic australian biota

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species native and only found in australia - many marsupials

71
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how does geographical distance relate to species closeness

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close = inc resemblance

72
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examples of domestication of plants

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teosinte and maize, darwins gardens

73
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examples of domestication of animals

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wolves and dogs, pigeons and funny pigeons

74
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what is molecular evolution

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evolution describing genomic DNA evidence

75
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what is genotype vs genome

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genetic constitution for a particular gene (e.g. Aa) vs the entirety of an organisms DNA

76
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which 2/3 of the requirements of natural selection are relevant to genetics

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variation and heredity (not fitness)

77
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main 3 sources of genetic variation are…

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mutation, independent assortment, recombination

78
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name the 4 types of mutation

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point, indel, changes in repeat number, chromosomal

79
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what are possible effects of mutations (3)

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silent, missense, nonsense

80
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rate of mutation in humans (per base pair, per billion nucleotides)

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16

81
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rate of mutation per zygote

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96

82
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number of fitness-affecting mutations per genome per gen for: plant, mouse, roundworm, fruit fly, human

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0.1-0.6, 0.91, 0.96, 1.2, 1.6-3

83
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example of a single mutation with profound effects for fruit flies

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antp hox gene

84
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example of a single mutation with profound effects for humans

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G6PD

85
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polymorphism is to DNA as ___ is to proteins and ___ is to phenotypes

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allozymes, polyphenisms

86
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ignore this

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..

87
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how many gamete combos are there in humans due to independent assortment

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2^23

88
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describe recombination

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synapsis of bivalents (arms), crossing over at chiasmata

89
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the 2 theories of heredity b4 mendel

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preformatism (human in sperm/egg preformed)
theory of blenfded inheritance

90
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main conclusions that mendel made

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inheritance determined by discrete particles
offspring inherit 1 gamete from e/ parent at random

91
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how many alleles do gametes have per gene

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1

92
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2 types of traits

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continuous, discrete

93
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primary pioneers for evolutionary synthesis

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fisher, haldane, wright

94
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co vs partial dominance

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co = both expressed at the same time
partial = mixed

95
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what are some things that affect quantitative traits

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genome, environment,

96
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how does natural selection act on the genetic aspect of discrete vs continuous variation

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discrete- change in frequency of alleles
continuous- change in average trait value

97
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what is particulate inheritance

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the idea that genetic material is passed down as discrete “packets” (genes)

98
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another name for evolutionary synthesis

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population genetics

99
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what did wright do

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demonstrated the evolutionary significance of genetic variation

100
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during what molecular process do mutations happen

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replication

101
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what is genetic drift

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change in frequency of alleles due to random chance

102
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genetic drift has a larger effect on ____ populations

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small

103
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does genetic drift inc or dec variation

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dec

104
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3 types of natural selection (related to schools of thought)

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purifying/neg, directional/pos, balancing

105
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does natural selection inc or dec variation

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dec (except balancing)

106
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what is fixation

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when a polymorphic locus becomes monomorphic

107
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what is a locus

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a position on a chromosome where a specific gene is located

108
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how can fixations occur

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natural selection (directional) or genetic drift

109
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does balancing selection inc or dec diversity

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inc or retain genetic variation

110
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does gene flow inc or dec diversity

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inc w/i pop, dec b/w pop

111
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2 measures of genetic variation

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heterozygosity (H), polymorphism (P)

112
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are all polymorphic loci also heterozygous ones

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no

113
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name 3 theories of maintaining variation

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mutation-selection, selection-maintaining

114
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what is mutation-selection

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predominantly negative mutations that get selected out

115
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what is selection maintaining variation

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heterozygote advantage, diversity is favoured

116
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who pioneered the classical school for prediction of amount of genetic variation

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morgan and muller

117
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pioneers of the balance school for prediction of amount of genetic variation

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ford and dobzhansky

118
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compare classical and balance schools in terms of polymorphisms

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classical - low, balance - high

119
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what are the 2 types of genetic markers

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morphological (physical traits) and cytological (genetic features)

120
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what did early studies of genetic variation/evidence focus on (experimental)

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quantitative traits with artificial breeding

121
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2 examples of early studies of quantitative genetic variation/evidence

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bristle number in drosophilia melanogaster, selection response in maize

122
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the electophoresis guy

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richard lewontin

123
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how did electrophoresis forward research in genetic variation

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able to see directly the proportion of P and H in allozymes

124
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what did first allozyme studies indicate

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high genetic variation - found evidence for all 3 schools

125
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neutral selection guy

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motoo kimura

126
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what is the neutral theory

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neg selection eliminates detrimental mutations
pos selection fixes beneficial mutations
many mutations are neutral

127
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who’s alivia dey

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compared DNA sequence diversity (big organisms = less diversity, small organisms = more diversity)

128
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corn vs teosinte genetic diversity

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corn has less bc of bottleneck

129
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what was the arabidopsis lyrata example about

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glaciated regions had lower DNA diversity
genetic drift followed recolonization

130
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types of reproductive systems

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sexual, asexual

131
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types of sexual systems

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dioecious, hermaphrodite

132
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types of hermaphrodites

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cross fertilization, self fertilization

133
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what is transmission bias

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due to meiosis, a sexually reproducing female will only pass on 50% of her genes to the next gen (as opp. to 100% for asex)

134
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benefits of asex

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female passes on more genes, maintain favourable combos of alleles, less energy for mating + finding mates, no males

135
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benefits of sex

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diff combos of alleles more common, eliminate harmful mutations faster, helpful in lottery models

136
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what is the tangled bank hypothesis

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sex inc diversity which is beneficial in competitive and variable environments

137
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name the 2 lottery models

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tangled bank, red queen

138
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what is the red queen hypothesis

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sex inc diversity which is beneficial in constantly changing environments

139
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study related to tangled bank hypothesis

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rotifer - sex inc for hetero env., sex dec for homo env.

140
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asex species are usually where on phylogenies

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at the tip - high extinction rate

141
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types of asex

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parthenogenesis, clonal propagation

142
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which type of asex is more common in animals

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parthenogenesis

143
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what is parthenogenesis

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embryo grows w/o fertilization

144
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the species thought to be asex but probably isnt

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bdelloid rotifers

145
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2 types of mating patterns (not asex)

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inbreeding and outbreeding

146
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what is outcrossing

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mating with someone else

147
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how are gametes derived

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meiotic reductive division

148
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what is selfing

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mating with yourself (not asex)

149
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what’s a method flowers use to minimize inbreeding

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timing offset for diff flower maturation

150
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what’s are some methods animals use to minimize inbreeding

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dispersal by 1 sex, delayed maturation, extra pair copulation, kin recognition

151
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effects on the pop from inbreeding

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inc homozygosity, dec H

152
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not an effect of inbreeding

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change in P, change in allele frequency

153
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what is inbreeding depression

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reduc of fitness of inbred offspring compared to outbred offspring

154
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what are some effects of inbreeding depression

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lower viability and fertility, change in allele frequencies

155
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how much of H is lost per gen of inbreeding

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50%

156
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what is transmission advantage (selfing)

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selfing variants can send out more genetic info (bc they have ovule + pollen)

157
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example of inbreeding vs outcrossing

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capsella rubella and capsella grandiflora

158
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types of selection for quantitative traits (the graphs)

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stabilizing, directional, disruptive

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