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Process of Evolution
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
11/07/2012

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evolution
Definition
change in inherited characteristics of populations of organisms over many generations
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Scientific Theory
Definition
reliable accounts
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Common Theory
Definition
Educated guess
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Two important components of darwins theory
Definition
heritable variation and natural selection
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Heritable variation
Definition
not overall?
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Natural Selection
Definition
gradual, non random
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Mendelian Genetics
Definition
heritable characteristics passed to offspring
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Darwinian Evolution
Definition
change in heritable characteristics over time
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Species
Definition
group of populations that can interbreed
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Population
Definition
local group of interbreeding species
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Gene Pool
Definition
unifies/defines population - total of all alleles
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Fitness
Definition
genetic contribution to future generations
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Microevolution
Definition
change in allele frequencies within a population from generation to generation
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Hardy-Weinberg
Definition
alleles remain equal unless acted upon - provides standard for evolutionary change
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5 conditions for no evolution
Definition
1 no mutations
2 isolated population
3 large population
4 random mating
5 no natural selection
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4 main evolutionary processes
Definition
mutations, gene flow, genetic drift, natural selection
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Mutations
Definition
provide raw material for evolutionary change
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Gene Flow
Definition
immigration/emmigration
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Genetic Drift
Definition
changes due to change - bottleneck - founder effect
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Natural Selection
Definition
acts on phenotype!
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Biological Species Concept
Definition
based on genetic isolation and difficult to apply
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Morphological Species Concept
Definition
bases on anatomy and morphology - practical
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Phylogenetic species concept
Definition
based on evolutionary history
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allopatric speciation
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geographic barriers - river
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sympatric speciation
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polyploidy
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Macroevolution
Definition
higher taxa - gerera families
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