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Decks in this class (21)

Intro to Evolutionary Bio
Define evolution,
Define allele,
Define genotype
14  cards
Evidence, Origins and History
Define descent with modification,
Define phylogeny,
Define paleontology
43  cards
Genetic and Phenotypic Variation I
What is the ultimate source for a...,
Define mutation,
What is a point mutation
43  cards
Genetic and Phenotypic Variation II
Define quantitative genetic varia...,
How does quantitative genetic var...,
What is another term for quantita...
28  cards
Natural Selection I
What are the three conditions for...,
What does this equation represent...,
What is measured by the selection...
7  cards
Natural Selection II
What are the three general forms ...,
What is another name for directio...,
What is another name for stabiliz...
23  cards
Mutation
Is mutation an important evolutio...,
Generally how do mutations affect...,
How common are beneficial mutations
10  cards
Dispersal and Non-Random Mating
Define dispersal,
Define gene flow,
Define migration
26  cards
Genetic Drift
Define genetic drift,
Why care about genetic drift,
What are two possible effects of ...
19  cards
Maintenance of Genetic Variation I
Define balancing selection,
What are the four types of balanc...,
Under which three conditions does...
10  cards
Maintenance of Genetic Variation II
What does this equation represent...,
Under heterozygote advantage what...,
Under heterozygote advantage what...
15  cards
Evolution and Sex I
What are the two types of sexual ...,
What are the three dioecious mati...,
What are the two hermaphrodite ma...
22  cards
Evolution and Sex II
Define sexual dimorphism,
List the four different types of ...,
Describe an example of a sexually...
28  cards
Evolution and Sex III
Define sexual selection,
Since females are typically limit...,
What is male competition
22  cards
Speciation
Define speciation,
Define the morphological species ...,
Describe the biological species c...
37  cards
Paleontology and Macroevolution
What is a fossil,
What are the 4 general categories...,
What is preserved in compression ...
52  cards
Molecular Evolution
What is the start codon,
What are the three possible stop ...,
What are non synonymous nucleotid...
21  cards
Phylogenetics
What is a phylogeny,
What is a phylogenetic tree,
What is a clade
26  cards
Human Evolution I
True or false phylogenetics says ...,
List the synapomorphies of apes 6,
List the synapomorphies of great ...
15  cards
Human Evolution II
Why is africa so important to und...,
Why is there so much genetic dive...,
Why do non african populations sh...
8  cards
Evolution of Infectious Diseases
What are the levels or stages of ...,
What are the top three reservoirs...,
How does evolutionary relatedness...
15  cards

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