Unit 3 Week 1 Flashcards
postzygotic isolation- hybrids do not complete development or are frail
reduced hybrid viability
unused structures that don’t have a function in the organism, appear to be residual parts from a past common ancestor
vestigial structure
came up with the survival of the fittest and worked with Darwin to publish a paper
Alfred Russel Wallace
created an early list of around 500 species in 300 BC
Aristotle
inventor of modern taxonomy, genus species naming scheme, described 4400 species in systemae naturae in 1750
Linnaeus
model where new species undergoes changes quickly from parent species, remains unchanged for long periods of time
punctuated equilibrium
observed that extinction happens in 1800
Cuvier
postzygotic isolation- hybrid itself is viable but sterile
reduced hybrid fertility
a group of individual organisms that interbreed and produce fertile, viable offspring
species
population of a species disperses through an area and they find an isolated habitat, the varied demands of their lifestyles leads to multiple speciation events originating from the same single species
adaptive radiation
prezygotic isolation- physical differences between the organisms prevent successful mating
mechanical isolation
postzygotic isolation- hybrid itself is viable and fertile, but subsequent offspring are inviable or sterile
hybrid breakdown
sympatric speciation that begins with a serious chromosomal error during cell division
aneuploidy
original species after selection occurs
ancestor species
small-scale changes over small number of generations
microevolution
in sympatric speciation, two species involved in generating a polyploid
allopolyploidy
mechanisms that prevent a hybrid zygote from developing into a viable, fertile adult
postzygotic isolation
prezygotic isolation- species occupy different habitats, never come into contact
habitat isolation
synonymous parts among multiple species that have developed differently over time but have the same overall construction
homologous structures
prezygotic isolation- individuals do not recognize each other as potential mates
behavioral isolation
geographic barrier reduces gene flow
allopatric speciation
mechanisms that prevent mating or hinder fertilization before mating occurs
prezygotic isolation
prezygotic isolation- sperm is not able to fertilize the egg
gametic isolation
competitor of Linnaeus
Buffon