Genetics Flashcards
(25 cards)
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Evolution
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2
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Darwin’s 4 Natural Selection Tenets
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3
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Heritable Traits
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4
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Homology
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5
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Convergence
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6
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Decent with Modification
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7
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Phenotypic Plasticity
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8
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Genetic Variation
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9
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Sources of Genetic Variation
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10
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Alleles
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11
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Population
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12
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Gene Pool
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13
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Evolution
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14
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Assumptions of Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
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- No Selection
- No Mutation
- No Migration
- Large Population
- Random Mating
15
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Observed Genotypes
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measured from population
16
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Allele Frequencies
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calculated from observed data
17
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Mechanisms of Evolution
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- Mutation
- Gene Flow
- Natural Selection
- Genetic Drift
18
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Directional Selection
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19
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Stabilizing Selection
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20
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Disruptive Selection
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21
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Gene Drift
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Change in allele frequency due to chance
22
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Bottleneck Effect
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23
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Founder Effect
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Small number of individuals establish new population
24
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Intrasexual selection
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selection within a sex to compete for mates
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Intersexual selection
selection by one sex for mates, "mate choice"
