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mutation
change in DNA. primary source of genetic variation. Change in genotype —> change in phenotype (Increases GV)
Sexual selection
form of natural selection. When one sex of a species prefers certain characteristics in individuals of the other sex (Decrease GV)
Genetic Drift
Caused when allele (gene) frequencies change in a population randomly
Bottleneck Effect
a phenomenon in which a population decreases in size due to natural disaster(s) (Decrease in GV)
Founder Effect
When a population is descended from a small number of colonizing ancestors (Decrease GV)
Gene flow
the transfer of alleles (genes) into or out of a population due to the movement of individuals - migration (Decrease GV)
evolution
how a population of organisms has changed over time.
Isolation
A new species arises as populations become geographically & reproductively separated and each population evolves independently due to differences in environmental pressures
Allopatric speciation
isolation due to geographic barriers.
Sympatric speciation
the evolution of a new species from a surviving ancestral species while both continue to inhabit the same geographic region. same environment, diff. habitats. different selection pressures cause diff. genotypes in each group ex: one big lake, diff parts of it species evolve differently
Prezygotic barriers
impede mating between species or hinder fertilization. stop mating
Habitat (snakes; water/terrestrial)
Behavioral (fireflies; mate signaling)
Temporal (salmon; seasonal mating)
Mechanical (flowers; pollination anatomy)
Gametic (frogs; egg coat receptors)
Postzygotic barriers
fertilization occurs, but the hybrid zygote does not develop into a viable, fertile adult. stop hybrids
Reduced hybrid viability (frogs; zygotes fail to develop or reach sexual maturity)
Reduced hybrid fertility (mule; horse x donkey; cannot backbreed)
Fitness
how good an individual with a particular trait/phenotype is at leaving offspring in the next generation relative to other individuals with different traits/phenotypes.
Phylogeny
represents the evolutionary relationships among a set of organisms or groups of organisms, evolutionary tree
outgroup
last related organism
5 parts to Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
1.huge population size
2. no migration
3. no mutation (no genetic change)
4. random mating (no sexual selection)
5. no natural selection (everyone is equally fit)
Stabilizing Selection
The middle phenotype is selected for the extreme phenotypes are selected against
Directional Selection
One phenotype is selected for, over the other phenotypes
Disruptive selection
Both extreme phenotypes are selected for, over the middle
Origin of Life on Earth
H20, volcanoes, methane, NH3, CO2, Sulfur, PO4, hot
Miller-Urey Experiment
Created monomers (building blocks) of the organic compounds- amino acids, fatty acids (lipids), nucleotides
Stages of life
monomers—> polymers (DNA, proteins, lipids, carbs) —> membrane —> cells
RNA world hypothesis
genetic info, the first cells most have had RNA as the genetic material
can act like an enzyme and make protein it codes for
Endosymbiotic Theory
the mitochondria and chloroplast in eukaryotic cells were once free living prokaryotes that weren’t digested (DNA and ribosomes) and eventually were by a larger prokaryote (Endocytosis-double membrane)
Steps to natural selection
Genetic variation in pop.
Selection pressure- environmental change
Those w/ an advantageous trait survive and reprod.
over time pop. will change, having more advanced traits
Lamarck
Inheritance of acquired traits. If organism changes during life to adapt, those changes are passed onto offspring ex: giraffes developed their long neck and passed it on
Punctuated equilibrium
population changes quickly because environments change quickly- Reality of Darwin’s gradualism
sexual reproduction
combining 2 different genomes (maintaining g.v.)
diploid
2 chromosomes for every trait- never know what will pass on (maintaining g.v.)
polymorphism
more than one phenotype is equally successful, selected for, in a population
gradualism
changes in genotypes accumulate slowly over time. traits remain unchanged for millions of years (Darwin)
Fossils
The remains or traces of once-living organisms. Provide important evidence for evolution and the adaptation of plants and animals to their environments. Can determine WHEN they existed and WHAT they looked like/body structures (morphology) found
Embryological comparisons
Different species that appear vastly different as adults, often have very similar early embryonic stages, indicating a shared common ancestor from which they evolved over time.
Homologous structures
Have similar structure and similar/not exact functions.—> share common ancestor
analagous structures
 have very different structures, but similar functions.  —> similar environments
vestigial structures
have no direct function in modern species but had a major function in ancestral species. show HOW species changed over time
Molecular (DNA and Protein) Comparisons
compare the DNA and/or proteins of different organisms to determine evolutionary relatedness. more similar dna or protein sequence is, more related they are.
divergent evolution
when a population is split into two groups because of isolation (geographic and reproductive separated so each pop. evolves independently because of environmental pressures)
convergent evolution
two different species living in the same habitat develop similar traits (analogous structures)
parallel/coevolution
2 species have a relationship, symbiotic (2 species relationship share a common habitat), predator/prey