Mechanisms of change Flashcards
1
Q
Two ways in which mutations can occur
A
- Can be inherited
- External influences
2
Q
- absence of melanin pigmentation
- Inherited in an autosomal recessive manner
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Albinism
3
Q
- person predisposed to bleeding
- caused by deficiency in factor 8
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Hemophilia
4
Q
Having more than two sets of chromosomes
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Polyploidy
5
Q
- Abnormal growth of cells in a part of the body
- Ability to spread to other parts of the body
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Cancer
6
Q
Sickle shaped or crescent moon shaped
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Sickle cell anemia
7
Q
Original population to surviving population
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Genetic drift
8
Q
Group of individual starts a new population
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Founder effect
9
Q
2 types of genetic drift
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- Bottleneck effect
- Founder effect
10
Q
Adaptation of environment to reproduce, giving next generation
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Natural selection
