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ANT 001 Midterm KEY TERMS Flashcards

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Anthropology

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holistic study of humans requiring time depth

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Ultimate explanations

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Why a behavior exists, adaptive, phylogenetic

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Proximate explanations

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how does the behavior work

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Prescriptive questions

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questions with unknowable answers

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Descriptive questions

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questions with knowable answers

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Evolution

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gradual development of all kinds of living organisms over time

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Natural selection

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organisms better suited to their environment will survive and produce more offspring

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Directional selection

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natural selection favors individuals with traits that are different from the average, which changes the average

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Stabilizing selection

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natural selection favors the average trait, so it maintains the status quo

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Balancing selection

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natural selection maintains genetic variation by favoring multiple alleles that are actively maintained in the gene pool of a population

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Variation

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differences between individual species

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(Complex) adaptation

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adaptation that requires multiple, specific mutations to create a new complex trait (the human brain, the eye, bird wings etc)

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Taxonomy

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classification of organisms

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Convergent evolution

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related traits or features in unrelated species (mole fingers in mole and insect)

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Lamarckism

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theory that changes in organisms lifetimes could be transmitted to their offspring (giraffes stretching their necks)

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Darwin/Wallace

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evolutionary scientists, more successful organisms will have more surviving offspring

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Uniformitarianism

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Earth has always changed in uniform ways and the present is the key to the past

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Inheritance

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acquiring genes/traits from a parent

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Mendel’s laws (segregation & independent assortment)

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  1. particles of inheritance separate: characteristics of organisms are determined by two particles, one from each parent
  2. independent assortment: particles for different traits are independently inherited
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Phenotypes

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observable characteristics from genotype and environment

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Genotypes

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genetic constitution of an individual organism

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Gene expression

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process by which information in a gene is turned into a function

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Gametes

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reproductive cell

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Mutations (synonymous & non-synonymous)

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change in the DNA sequence (s= no change in protein sequence, ns= change)

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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
variation in a base pair DNA sequence
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Mitosis vs. Meiosis
Mitosis- somatic cell division resulting in copies of paired chromosomes Meiosis- gamete cell division resulting in 1 of the paired chromosomes
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Chromosome (autosomes & sex)
Humans have 22 pairs autosomes and 1 pair sex chromosomes with X and Y
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Recombination and linkage
Recombination- chromosomes tangle and break during meiosis and bits are swapped Linkage- genes on the same chromosome tend to stay together during meiosis
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Allele (dominant and recessive)
one of two or more alternate forms of a gene that are found on the same place on a chromosome
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Locus
specific location on a gene
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Random mating
mating between organisms that is not controlled
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Hardy-Weinberg relationship
a population will reach equilibrium after one generation of random mating
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Gene frequencies
how common an allele is in a population
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Population genetics
study of genetic variation within and among populations
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Continuous trait
distribution of phenotypes in a population varies on a continuum
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Quantitative genetics
study of genetics based on underlying phenotypic variation
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Neutral evolutionary processes
Mutation, genetic drift, gene flow
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Mutation
change in the DNA base
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Genetic drift
change in allele frequencies in a population that is finite in size
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Gene flow
migration, movement of alleles from one population to another
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Genetic distance
how genetically dissimilar two species are
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Constraints on adaptation
global and local optimum, disequilibria, physical constraints (elephants can't fly like dumbo)
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Correlated traits & pleiotropy
pleiotropy- one gene affects multiple traits at the same time, if one gene changes, multiple genotypic traits change
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Disequilibria
when environments change adaptation takes time
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Local optimum
when a population is stuck at just a good solution (whales hold breath)
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Heritability
how well differences in people's genes account for differences in their traits
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Hidden variation
minor changes in DNA that don't cause visible differences but allow population to move beyond original phenotype
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Plasticity
ability of an organism to adapt to their environment
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From genes to proteins
stretches of RNA called introns are removed, leaving only exons which code for proteins
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Haplotypes
combination of alleles or SNP's that are inherited together
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Nuclear vs. mtDNA
mtDNA sequences are frequently identical between different people
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Patterns of human genetic variation
influenced by genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, natural selection
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Within & between group variation
most genetic variation occurs within groups rather than between them
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Race vs. ancestry
cannot determine ancestry by race, race is a social construct
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Clinal variation
human variation is gradual across geography, not discrete
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Human phenotypic variation
natural selection or neutral evolutionary processes
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Genetic effects
caused by mutations in germ cell (gamete) that lead to permanent changes in genetic material
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Environmental effects
environment can affect the phenotype
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Skull form variation
environment can influence between-group variation in head shape
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Skin tone variation
skin pigmentation correlated with latitude and conversantly evolved
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Altitude adaptations
less oxygen goes into blood with increasing altitude, high altitude groups have larger chests and lung capacities, higher hemoglobin
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Cultural evolution (mechanisms)
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Cumulative culture
innovations are incorporated into population's skills over time and built upon further
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Gene-culture co-evolution
genetic adaptations and cultural adaptations coexist and often work together to produce an outcome
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Social enhancement
observing others increases the chance that individuals will learn the behavior on their own
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Observational learning
individuals learn behavior by observing others
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Cultural transmission
cultural traits transmitted throughout life
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Conformity
changing behavior to meet socially accepted standards
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Sexual selection
natural selection through preference by one sex of characteristics of another sex
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Reproductive success
ability to mate and pass down genes to a future offspring
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Fitness
organisms' ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment
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Bateman's principles
1. mating success influences reproductive success in males more than in females 2. males vary more than females in how many mates they have 3. males vary more than females in how many offspring they have
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Limits on reproductive success to different sexes
Females - resources Males - availability of a mate
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Intersexual selection
favors traits that make one sex more attractive to the other (peacock feathers)
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Intersexual selection
favors traits that make individuals successful in competition with others (elk battling with antlers)
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Scramble competition
males increase mating success by getting access to females first
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Contest competition
males increase mating success by preventing other males from mating
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Sexual dimorphism
difference in size or appearance between the sexes of an animal
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Sperm competition
results from scramble competition, sperm production and quality
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Altruism
being selfless for the well-being of others
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Coefficient of relatedness
measure of probability that two individuals share the same allele
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Hamilton's rule
benefits to recipient (B) x coefficient of relatedness (r) >cost to actor
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Inclusive fitness
direct fitness (rs of an individual) + indirect fitness (impact individual has on the survival and reproduction of relatives)
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Natural selection works on level of individual (genes) or group?
both
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Naturalistic fallacy
just because you can, or you evolved a certain way, doesn't mean you should

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