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Decks in this class (22)

1: The forces of evo
Define adaptation,
Describe the hardy wienburg equil...,
What are the conditions of the ha...
11  cards
1: What causes diversity?
Define standing genetic variation,
What is the level of standing gen...,
What maintains diversity
23  cards
1: Patterns within species diversity
Define polymorphism,
Describe the process of molecular...,
Describe the relationship between...
19  cards
1: Polymorphisms and selection
Describe the out of africa model,
Define a bottleneck,
Why do bottlenecks have an effect...
12  cards
1: Interspecific divergence and selection
Describe fixation probability,
What is the fixation probability ...,
What is the fixation probability ...
12  cards
1: Population genetic tests for selection
What is a haplotype,
Under strong selection of a benef...,
Describe haplotype homozygosity
8  cards
1: Mapping genes affecting phenotypes
Describe how to genotype a mappin...,
Describe how to make a mapping cr...,
What is a qtl
13  cards
1: Finding adaption genes
What 4 things do we need to do to...,
If the hwe assumtion of random ma...,
Describe the fixation index
14  cards
1: Answering evolutionary Qs with genomics
What is a selective sweep,
What is a supergene,
3  cards
1: Gene expression evolution
What is cis regulatory variation,
Describe enhancer sequences and t...,
What s the point of alternative s...
7  cards
2: The evolution of sex
Describe the paradox of sex,
Describe the 2 fold cost of sex,
Briefly describe the study on new...
8  cards
2: Sexual selection
Define isogamy,
Whats the problem with isogamy,
Why is 2 the most common number o...
14  cards
2: Sex chromosomes
Give a species with male heteroga...,
Give a species with female hetero...,
Give an organism with polygeneic ...
13  cards
2: Sexual conflict
Define intra locus sexual conflict,
Define inter locus sexual conflict,
How does intra locus sexual confl...
7  cards
2: Multilevel Selection
Describe multi level selection in...,
Describe transposable elements,
Selfish genetic elements are tran...
7  cards
2: Coevolution
Define coevolution,
What is antagonism give some exam...,
Describe the red queen dynamic in...
9  cards
3: Divergence & Hybridisation
What are hybrid zones,
Why are hybrid zones good to study,
Define refugia
13  cards
3: Reproductive isolation
Describe prezygotic reproductive ...,
Describe postzygotic reproductive...,
Describe the direct system of how...
10  cards
3: Speciation
Define allopatric speciation,
Define allopatric speciation by v...,
Describe peripatric speciation
29  cards
3: Phylogeny
0  cards
3: Phylogeny & diversity
What is a phylogeny,
What is phylogenetic tree imbalance,
Give 2 reasons why species richne...
11  cards
3: Drivers of diversification
If diversification rates vary acr...,
Describe the pull of the present,
What did ernst mayr argue the rat...
10  cards

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