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how much of our genome is transcribed into mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA

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1.5%

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intergenic DNA

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DNA between genes
- some unique, like pseudogenes

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pseudogenes

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former genes that have accumulated mutations and are nonfunctional

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what is most DNA?

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repetitive DNA
- present in multiple copies in the genome

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types of repetitive DNA

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  1. transposable elements and related sequences
  2. other repetitive DNA
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transposable elements and related sequences

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can move from one location to another within genome through recombination process

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discovery of transposable elements

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  • geneticist Barbara McClintock
  • worked with calico corn
  • observed effects of mobile DNA pieces, moved from one site to another in cell’s DNA
  • present in both proks/euks
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2 types of transposable elements in eukaryotes

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  1. transposons
  2. retrotransposons
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transposons

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  • move via DNA intermediate
  • cut/paste - no copy at original site
  • copy/paste - leaves copy at original site
  • requires enzyme transposes encoded by transposon
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retrotransposons

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  • move via RNA intermediate
  • converted back to DNA w/ reverse transcriptase
  • always leaves copy at original site
  • most
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Alu-elements

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transposable element-related DNA in humans/primates
- some transcribed, but function of RNA molecules unknown
- type of SINEs (short interspersed nuclear element)

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LINEs

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long interspersed nuclear elements
- type of retrotransposon
- like L1
- longer than Alu elements, low rate of transposition

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what did other repetitive DNA probably arise from?

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mistakes during DNA replication and recombination

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types of other repetitive DNA

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  • long sequence duplications
  • simple sequence duplications (STRs)
  • multigene families
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simple sequences duplications

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many copies of tandemly-repeated units
- STRs
- common in centromeres and telomeres

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STRs

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short tandem repeats
- 2-5 nucleotide repeating units, repeating thousands of times
- repeat numbers can vary among sites within genome and btw ind

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function of simple sequence DNA in centromeres and telomeres

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  • centromeres - separation of sister chromatids
  • telomeres - protects against degradation, joining to other chromosomes
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multigene families

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collections of identical or very similar genes
- identical: rRNA genes clustered tandemly
- non-identical - globin gene families, dif forms of global expressed at dif times

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polyploidy

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extra sets of chromosomes

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duplications and inversions

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result from mistakes during meiosis
- unequal c-o during prophase I

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what happens when gene family members get duplicated

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some are used, other can accumulate mutations

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exon duplication

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can be duplicated on 1 chromosome and deleted from another

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exon shuffling

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mixing/matching of different exons within gene or between 2 dif genes

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multiple transposable elements can facilitate recombination between different _________

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chromosomes

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how can transposable elements cause trouble?
if they insert within a protein-coding sequence of gene regulatory sequence
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what does comparing distantly related species help us understand?
"ancient evolutionary events"
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what can be studied in model organisms?
highly conserved genes
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what can genetic differences between closely related species be correlated with?
phenotypic differences
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human genome diversity
- SNPs - CNVs
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SNPs
single nucleotide polymorphism - single base-pair sites where genetics variations found in a least 1% of pop
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CNVs
copy-number variation - variation in copies of a particular gene or genetic region
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homeotic genes
specify identity of body segments in animal development - all contain homeobox region
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homeobox region
sequence that codes for homeodomain in the resultant protein - important for development
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what organisms are homeobox sequences found in?
vertebrates and invertebrates, related sequences in plants, fungi, prokaryotes
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sometimes small changes in regulatory sequences of certain genes leads to what?
changes in body form
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when was the Origin of Species published?
1859
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The Origin of Species
focused attention on great diversity of organisms - Darwin noted that current species are descendants of ancestral species
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evolution
descent with modification - where species accumulates differences from ancestors over time
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Aristotle
viewed species as fixed and arranged them on Scala naturae
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Old Testament
species individually designed by God and therefore perfect
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Carolus Linnaeus
- interpreted organismal adaptations as evidence that Creator had designed each species for specific purpose - founder of taxonomy - developed binomial format for naming species
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paleontology
study of fossils - largely developed by French scientist Georges Cuvier
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catastrophism
- Cuvier - each boundary between starts represents a catastrophe
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what did James Hutton and Charles Lyell claim?
that changes in earth's surface can result from slow continuous actions still operation today
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Lyell's principle of uniformitarianism
states mechanisms of change are constant over time - influenced Darwin's thinking
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Lamarck's Hypothesis of Evolution
species evolve through use and disuse of body parts and inheritance of acquired characteristics - unsupported by evidence
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what did Darwin perceive adaptations to the environment and the origin of new species as?
closely related processes
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what did Darwin do in 1844
write essay on natural selection as mechanism of descent with modification - didn't introduce theory publicly
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natural selection
process in which ind. w/ favorable inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
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what 3 observations did Darwin explain in The Origin of Species
1. unity of life 2. diversity of life 3. match between organisms and environment
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artificial selection
humans have modified other species by selecting and breeding ind. with desired traits
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Darwin's 2 observations
1. members of a population often vary in inherited traits 2. all species can produce more offspring than the environment can support, and many of these offspring fail to survive and reproduce
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Darwin's 2 inferences
1. ind. whose inherited traits give them a higher probability of surviving/reproducing tend to leave more offspring 2. unequal ability of ind. to survive/reproduce will lead to accumulation of favorable traits in population over generations
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who was Darwin influenced by?
Thomas Malthus - noted potential for human population to increase faster than food supplies and other resources
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individuals with certain heritable characteristics _________ and ________ at a higher rate than other ind.
survive and reproduce
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what does natural selection increase over time?
adaptation of organisms to environment over time
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what evolves over time?
populations, not individuals
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what can only increase/decrease heritable traits that vary in a population?
natural selection
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what varies with different environments?
adaptations

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