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Allele

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An alternative form of a gene

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Population

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All the members of a species in a location at a time

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Gene pool

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The complete set of alleles within a particular population

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Gene pool

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The complete set of alleles within a particular population

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Allele frequency

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The proportion of a certain allele in a gene pool

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Genetic diversity

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The variation in genetic makeup or alleles within a population

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Mutation

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Any change to the DNA of an organism that is unpredictable and random

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Do most mutations have an effect on the organism?

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No, but some mutations result in a phenotypic change

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Two types of mutations

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Spontaneous or induced

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Spontaneous mutation

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A mutation that happens for no particular reason (e.g DNA copying error)

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Induced mutation

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A mutation caused by radiation or chemical mutagen

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Mutagen

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An agent that can cause mutations in DNA

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Where can mutations be inherited and located?

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In the germline or somatic cells

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Germline cells

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Mutations here are heritable. These cells are involved in production of gametes (reproductive cells)

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Somatic cells

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not heritable - these cells don’t divide (muscle cells)

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Point mutation definition and types

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Point mutation is when one nucleotide is altered. Types include silent, missense, nonsense, frameshift

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Silent mutation

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A nucleotide is substituted for another, changing the codon, but still coding for the same amino acid. (doesn’t change the protein structure)

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Missense mutation

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A nucleotide is substituted for another, changing the codon AND coding for a different amino acid. (affects protein structure)

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Nonsense mutation

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A nucleotide is substituted for another, changing the codon for a STOP codon - stopping transcription. (affects protein structure and shortens polypeptide so it can’t function as intended)

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Frameshift mutation

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Addition or deletion of a nucleotide, altering the reading frame of all the following nucleotides. (causes major disruption to structure+function of proteins)

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Block mutations definition and its types

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Block mutations affect a large chunk of DNA or an entire gene, they alter the structure of a chromosome and usually occur during meiosis. Include deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation.

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Deletion mutation

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A section of DNA is removed from the chromosome, shortening the DNA

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Duplication mutation

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When a section of DNA is replicated, lengthening it

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Inversion mutation

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When a section of DNA has its sequence reversed

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Translocation mutation

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When two sections of DNA on different chromosomes switch places

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Two types of chromosomal abnormalities

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Polyploidy and aneuploidy

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Polyploidy

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Additional SETS of chromosomes - common in plants

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Effects of polyploidy in plants

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Increased size, reduction in fertility, change in growth pattern

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Aneuploidy

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Varies from the usual number of chromosomes in the genome by addition or loss of a chromosome. Monosomy is one less chromosome, trisomy is one additional

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Environmental selection pressure

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A factor in the environment that impacts the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce

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Natural selection

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A mechanism through which organisms that are better adapted to their environment have an increased chance of surviving and passing on their alleles

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Darwin’s observations

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  1. There is phenotypic variation
  2. Offspring tend to inherit the traits of their parents
  3. The species produce more offspring than required to replace themselves
  4. There is a struggle to survive
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Selecting agent

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The element of the environment that applies a selection pressure

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Sexual selection

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A form of natural selection in which the selection pressure is the ability to obtain a mate

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Genetic drift and it’s types

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A random event that dramatically alters a populations gene pool - only has a significant impact on a small population. E.g founder effect or bottleneck effect

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Founder effect

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Formation of a new population by a non representative sample of individuals from parent population

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Bottleneck effect

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The reduction in genetic diversity when a large proportion of a population is removed due to a chance event

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Inbreeding

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Sexual reproduction between 2 related individuals

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Lower adaptive potential

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Populations become vulnerable to new selection pressures that could challenge and wipe out the entire population due to absence of advantageous alleles

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Interbreeding

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When two individuals living in different populations mate and have offspring

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Difference between inbreeding and interbreeding

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Inbreeding lowers genetic diversity, increasing the chance of genetic disorders as it involves closely related species mating. Interbreeding introduces new alleles to a population’s gene pool as it involves mating between individuals of different species/populations

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Gene flow

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The flow of alleles between populations as a result of migration or interbreeding between two populations

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Immigration

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The entering of alleles into a population

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Emigration

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The leaving of alleles out of a population

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What increases genetic diversity?

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Interbreeding, immigration, mutations

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What decreases genetic diversity?

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Natural selection, sexual selection, founder effect, bottleneck effect, emigration

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