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Evolution-theories/principles
ch. 1-3
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
02/06/2011

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Taxonomy
Definition
the science of identifying and classifying organisms
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plesiomorphic
Definition
ancestral characters
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Homology
Definition
front legs of mammals show the same pattern of bone structure
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phylogeny
Definition
evolution that deals with history
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systematics
Definition
combination of taxonomy and phylogeny
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nomenclature
Definition
system of naming organisms
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analagous
Definition
function of structures is the same but the organisms do not have a close common ancestor
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parallelism
Definition
immediate common ancestor
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convergence
Definition
distant common ancestor
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parsimony
Definition
being conservative, careful, slow (we select the phylogenetic tree most conservative)
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molecular clock
Definition
periodically, series of changes occur at a certain rate over millions of years
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polyphyletic
Definition
taxon several ancestral populations (ex-gymnosperms reached seed production independently of each other)
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monophyletic
Definition
single common ancestor (ex-wolves and dogs)
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paraphyletic
Definition
taxon does not include all members
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synapomorphies
Definition
recent characters to separate groups
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anagenesis
Definition
period of time with no change
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cladogenesis
Definition
when the clade branches
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homoplasy
Definition
convergence and parallelism
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evolutionary reversal
Definition
dolphins and whales were terrestrial, went back to living in water
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batesian mimicry
Definition
non poisonous snake looks like poisonous snake
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mullerian mimicry
Definition
poisonous animals looking similar (ex-wasps, bees, hornets)
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gradualism
Definition
theory that evolution takes place in small changes over time
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saltation
Definition
theory that evolution takes place in large leaps
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von baer's law
Definition
early development features found in wide range of species.
late development features are more specialized and come later
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neoteny
Definition
reduction in growth rate; no extension of growth time
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progenesis
Definition
stop growth before adult size
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peramorphosis
Definition
delayed maturity; growth time extended
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allometry
Definition
different growth rate
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heterotropy
Definition
change in position (ex cactus leaves reduced to spines so photosynthesis moved from leaves to stems)
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adaptive radiation
Definition
darwin's finches. different type on each island particular to the finches' dietary needs
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orthologous
Definition
from common ancestral gene
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paralogous
Definition
duplication; gene families (ex- HOX genes; hemoglobin)
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apomorphic
Definition
more developed, newer, derived characters (ex-bipedalism)
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autoapomorphic
Definition
unique character to a particular group of organisms
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