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4.4 Variance and evolution Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of variance?

A

Differences within a species

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What are the characteristics of discontinuous variation?

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Discrete grouping (e.g. blood type)
controlled by a single gene

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What are the characteristics of continuous variation?

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Continuous grouping
controlled by a number of genes (polygenetic)
influenced by environment

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4
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What is assumed when using the t-test?

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Sample size is suitable
Sample is normally distributed

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5
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How does sexual reproduction produce genetic variation?

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Independent assortment of chromosomes
crossing over during prophase 1
mixing of parental genotypes

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What is a gene pool?

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Total number of alleles for all genes in a population

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What is genetic drift?

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a change in allele frequencies in a population from generation to generation that occurs due to chance events

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Why do genetic frequencies change?

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Genetic drift
mutation
Natural selection (selection pressure)

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What is selection pressure?

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When an organisms environment determines the spread of alleles within a gene pool

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10
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What is the bottle neck effect?

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reduced gene frequency caused by a natural disaster

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What is the founder effect?

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A few individuals from a population start their own population with varied allele frequency to the original population

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What issues can arise with the founder effect?

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Non representative group
Inbreeding causing health issues

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13
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What group is an example of the founder effect?

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Pennsylvania Amish

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14
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What is an example of selection pressure?

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MRSA

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15
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What are the similarities between bottlenecking and the founder effect?

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followed by genetic drift
initial loss of biodiversity
small circle of breeding (inbreeding)
Untrue ratio of alleles to gen pop

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What are the differences between bottlenecking and the founder effect?

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Bottlenecking reduces choice of mates due to death whilst founders are geographically separated

17
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What is allopatric speciation?

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Different groups of the same species are geographically isolated

18
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What is sympatric speciation?

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reproductive barriers arising with in a population as a result of natural selection

19
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What are isolation mechanisms?

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Factors that prevent gene exchange between the population

20
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What are some examples of isolation mechanisms?

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Geographical features
habitat changes
behavioural changes
morphology changes
breeding mechanism changes

21
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What are some examples of how sympatric speciation occurs?

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morphological isolation (sex organ variation)
seasonal isolation (time of maturity)
Gametic isolation (gametes incompatible)
hybrid inevitability
hybrid sterility

22
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What is hardy Weinberg’s assumption?

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The frequency of alleles and genotypes will remain the same

23
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What are the conditions of the Hardy Weinberg equation?

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No natural selection
no mutation
No Migration
Random mating
Large population size

24
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What is the Hardy Weinberg equation?

A

p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
p + q = 1

25
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What is a niche?

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An species role in its environment

26
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What is natural selection?

A

fitter individuals who are betted adapted to the
environment survive and pass on the advantageous genes to future generations

27
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What is evolution?

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the frequency of alleles in a gene pool changes over time as a result of natural selection

28
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What is speciation?

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new species arise after a population becomes separated and cannot interbreed

29
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What is a species?

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A group of organisms with similar morphological and physiological features that able to breed together and produce fertile offspring

30
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What is p^2 in the Hardy Weinberg equation?

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Homozygous dominant (AA)

31
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What is q^2 in the Hardy Weinberg equation?

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Homozygous recessive (aa)

32
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What is 2pq in the Hardy Weinberg equation?

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Heterozygous (Aa)

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