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Catastrophism

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events in the past occurred suddenly and was caused by mechanisms that no longer operate

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Uniformitarianism

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mechanisms of change are constant over time

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Lamark’s Hypothesis of evolution (2)

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  1. Use and disuse- parts of the body used more become stronger
  2. Inheritance of acquired characteristics- organisms can pass modifications to offspring
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Adaptations

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inherited characteristics that enhance the survival and reproduction in specific environments

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Natural Selection

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a process in which individuals that have certain traits tend to survive and reproduce at greater rates because of these traits

  • Survival of the fittest
  • Not evolution but can lead to evolution
  • Generally adapts a population to its environment
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Artificial selection

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modifying species by selectively breeding individuals that posses a desired trait

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Homologous structures

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structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry
Ex. forelimbs of whales and cats

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Vestigial Structures

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remnants of features that served a function in the organisms ancestry

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Convergent evolution

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independent evolution of similar features in different lineages

EX. CAM photosynthesis evolved independently at least 2x, gliders

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Analogous features

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features that share similar function but not common ancestry

- result of convergent evolution

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Genetic Variation

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differences among individuals in the composition of their genes or other DNA segments
- introduced into pop. via sexual reproduction & mutation

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Mechanisms that contribute to variation (3)

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crossing over, independent assortment of chromosomes, fertilization

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Gene pool

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consists of all copies of every type of allele at all loci in every individual in a population

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Hardy-Weinberg Principle

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states that frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population will remain constant from generation to generation provided only mendelian segregation of alleles
(unless acted upon by agents other than sexual recombination)

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Conditions of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium(5)

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  1. no mutations
  2. random mating
  3. natural selection
  4. extremely large population size
  5. no gene flow
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Genetic drift

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chance events cause unpredictable allele frequencies from one generation to the next

“population emerging from sampling error doesn’t reflect original population”

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founder effect

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few individuals become isolated from larger population and form a new gene pool that doesn’t reflect the larger one

NEW PLACE

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bottleneck effect

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size of population is reduced by natural disaster or human action, surviving population is not genetically representative of original population

SAME PLACE
- non-selective reduction

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gene flow

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Transfer of alleles from one individual to another

Gene flow= Gene movement + gene establishment

Greater influence in smaller populations

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relative fitness

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the contribution an individual makes to the gene pool of the next generation relative to the contributions of other individuals

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Directional, Disruptive, and stabilizing selection

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Directional selection: individuals at one end of the phenotypic range survive/reproduce more successfully than other individuals
Disruptive selection:individuals on both extremes of phenotypic range survive/reproduce more successfully than other individuals
Stabilizing selection:intermediate phenotypes survive/reproduce more successfully than do extreme phenotypes

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Sexual Selection

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individuals with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to obtain mates
- can result in sexual dimorphism

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Biological species concept

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defines a species as a group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce viable, fertile offspring

  • reproductive isolation
    Pro: based on evolutionary independence
    Con: not applied to asexual species & fossils
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Reproductive isolation

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existence of biological barriers that impede members of 2 species from interbredding and producing viable offspring

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Prezygotic barriers
Blocks fertilization from occurring before the zygote is formed - habitat isolation - behavioral isolation - temporal isolation - mechanical isolation - gametic isolation Lead to rapid speciation
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Post zygotic barriers
barrier that prevents hybrid zygotes from developing into viable, fertile adults - reduced hybrid viability - reduced hybrid fertility - hybrid breakdown (infertile offspring)
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other definitions of species - morphological - ecological - phylogenic
- morphological: by structural features - ecological: by ecological niche - phylogenic: by groups on individuals that share a common ancestor
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Allopatric Speciation
gene flow is interrupted when a population is divided into geographically isolated sub-populations - occurs by geological remodelling or colonization ("different land")
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Sympatric speciation
evolution of a new species from a surviving ancestral species while both continue to inhabit the same geographic region ("Same land") - can result from allopolyploid
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Polyploidy, Autopolyploid, Allopolyploid
Polyploidy: when a species has an extra set of chromosomes(plants) Autopolyploid: individual that has more than 2 chromosome sets that are all derived from a single species Allopolyploid: when a sterile hybrid is changed into a fertile polyploid Spontaneous increase in chromosome # - Cannot interbreed with parent species so they are considered a new biological species
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Radiometric dating
a method for determining the absolute the absolute age of rocks and fossils, based on the half-life of radioactive isotopes
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Adaptive radiations
period of evolutionary change in which groups of organisms form many new species whose adaptations allow them to fill different ecological roles in their communities
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phylogenic trees
depicting evolutionary relationships as a branching tree ****there are no primitive species!!!***** - homologous traits to reflect evolutionary relationships
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clade
monophyletic grouping that includes an ancestral species and all of its descendants - distinguished by shared derived characters
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molecular clock
amount of genetic change is used to estimate the date of past evolutionary events
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parsimony
choosing the simplest hypothesis, requires the fewest base changes
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Evolution
accumulation over time of inherited changes in populations leading to species which are related
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Darwinian fitness
Individual's ability to survive reproduction
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population
Group of organisms of a single species in the same geographical area - smallest unit that can evolve (individuals adapt!)
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Species
Group of organisms with common ancestry and physical structures that're able to breed and have fertile offspring
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Essentialism
Organisms are created in specific forms
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Linnaeus
ancestral forms can reflect evolutionary relationships (descent with modification)
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Assumptions made on evolution
Evolution takes time! 1. natural selection acts on phenotypes with a generation, so variation must be partly heritable for natural selection to result in evolutionary change between generations 2. small evolutionary changes can occur rapidly, complex adaptations need multiple changes over many generations
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4 observations of natural selection
1. variation in phenotype exists among individuals 2. high reproductive potential= population increase geometrically 3. individuals compete for limited resources 4. "fit" offspring with characteristics matching current env. more likely to survive/reproduce
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Comparative anatomy
existence of homologous structures beneath phenotypically different characters- indicate shared origin
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Comparative embryology
Organisms that share common ancestor but were subjected to different selection pressure in adulthood were shaped differently in adult structures... but share common embryological stages EVO-DEVO
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Molecular biology
Evolutionary origins are reflected in DNA
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Case study- Soapberry bugs
Bugs feeding apparatus changed when they transitioned from balloon vine fruit to flat-podded golden rain fruit, change persisted in lab - change was adaptation (heritable) & not phenotypic plasticity
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Developmental biology
Species differ as adults but have similarities as embryos | - EVO DEVO
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How old is life on earth? | When did unicellular life evolve?
4. 6 billion years old | 3. 8 billion years old
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Evolution of LUCA (key points)
Inorganic mol. > organic mol. > self-replicating mol. > aggregations > progenote - early earth was highly volatile
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Evolution of eukaryotes
Endosymbiotic hypothesis: - Mitochondria arose from intracellular parasitic bacteria (env. conditions selected for endosymbiont) - primitive mitochondria had very efficient metabolism - mitochondria escaped toxic O2 atmo. & eukaryote got a "chef")
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Evidence: endosymbiotic hypothesis
1. Mitochondria/chloroplasts have own DNA, "like bacteria" 2. DNA sequencing shows they were primitive bacteria moving inside primitive eukaryote ``` BUT they produce toxic ROS Selective pressure> evolution - Mitochondria moved to nucleus - protective nuclear envelope - ways to manage waste ```
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Great oxygenation event
photosynthesis by cyanobacteria increased O2 concentration in atmosphere
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Ediacaran fauna
- Earliest complex multicellular organisms | - Large morphological diversity
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Cambrian explosion
- Earth suddenly erupted into many new groups of organisms | - Organisms with modern body plans (segmentation)
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Extinction | - when can mass extinctions occur
- 99.9% of species are now extinct mass extinctions: Extinction rate >> speciation rate Periodic (cyclical) >90% of species go extinct
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Causes of mass extinction
1. Gradual env. changes (press) - ocean anoxia, climate change 2. Catastrophic event (pulse) - asteroid, volcano
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Extinction recovery
Extinctions create vacant niches More complex the ecosystem, the more difficult/long the recovery
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How do we get rapid evolutionary change (evolutionary novelty)
Heterochrony= changes to timing of development Hox genes= set of patterning genes
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Hox gene example: Ultrabithorax
Hox genes allowed formation of novel traits (new traits)
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Paedomorphism
When adult at sexually mature stage, maintains juvenile traits Ex. salamander vs axolotl (external gills)
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Human paedomorphosis
Human as giant foetal ape (cranial morphology, etc.)
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How are traits selected for/against
- selection of the fittest - evolution is not goal directed - Natural selection acts on phenotypes within a generation - small changes can occur rapidly but usually it is a slow process
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Other mechanisms of evolution
- Sexual selection - Drift - Random mutations - Gene flow
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How is variation introduced
Measure variation: | heterogeneity & allelic richness
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Mutations
Heritable changes - In haploids, most mutations are harmful (bacteria) - In diploids, new mutations are hidden by other allele
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Case study: E. coli
Mutations can be good & lead to evolution/adaptation! Rapid reproduction + high mutation = strength in numbers - E. coli were unable to aerobically citrate but with 1 mutation they were able to
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Sexual reproduction
Variation in genetic structure of organisms between generations, due to 3 factors: 1. random mating 2. random segregation of parental chromosomes in meiosis 3. meiotic recombination between homologue chromatids/crossing over
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Sex is good when...
environment is unpredictable | Genes aren't good
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Sex is bad when...
Genes are good already | Clone is better!
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Sex in large populations
all sources of random variation cancel each other out As long as: mating is random & population is big
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Balanced polymorphism
Active maintenance of variation | - diploidy, patchy environments, frequency-dependent selection
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Diploidy
Hides variation as recessive
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Patchy environment
Environment presents variation in a variable, variation in the population will be adaptive since organisms may occupy environment fully dark and light moths > only dark in forest of dark/light trees
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Frequency-dependent selection
Specific phenotype becomes very frequent, environment can adapt to it (predator develops new hunting strategies) Organism presents a phenotype deviating from it will become better adapted to the environment
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Case study: Sickle cell anemia
Trade off= heterozygote advantage ``` AA= can get malaria Aa= Resistant to malaria but may have disease aa= fatal disease, resistant to malaria ```
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Case study: Beta-thalassemia
Heterozygote advantage | - Blood disorder that can protect from malaria
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Phenotypic plasticity
Pheno= genotype + environment Ex. human height increasing - diet, genes, environment
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Micro-evolution (short-time) forces
Changes in a short time frame Non-random mating - weed out weak alleles Assortative mating Inbreeding depression - if you mate with relatives, increased chance of recessive disease
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Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium Equation
Allelic frequency: p + q = 1 Genotypic frequency: p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1 ``` p= frequency of allele 1 q= frequency of allele 2 ``` ``` p^2= frequency of homozygous dominant genotype 2pq= frequency of heterozygous recessive genotype q^2= frequency of homozygous recessive genotype ```
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Case study: Greater Prairie Chickens
Bottleneck effect human influence: habitat destruction - if you allow gene flow you can restore balance
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Case study: Afrikaner's
Founder effect | Huntington's disease is abnormally high
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Chris study example: selection
In mountains= shorter reproduction time Higher flowers, flower earlier
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Morphological (speciation)
anatomical differences Pro: widely applicable Con: subjective (vulnerable to convergent evolution)
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Phylogenetic
Smallest phylogenetic group Pro: widely applicable, testable Con: few phylogenies available
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Reproductive Isolating Mechanisms (RIMs)
- prevent gene flow between species - reproductive isolation between species can be pre/post-zygotic - Organisms that don't sexually reproduce can be classified based on morphological & biochemical characteristics
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Behavioral isolation
Distinctive plumage, scents, calls | Required courtship behaviors
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Temporal isolation
-normally refers to lack of mating between animals with diurnal vs nocturnal habits
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Mechanical isolation
pollinator "coevolution"
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Gametic isolattion
Gametes cannot fertilize - incompatible sperm + egg - Molecular recognition on cell surfaces
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Sympatric speciation example
Apple maggot fly hawthorn fruit= slow maturation apples= introduced & mature faster > favored rapid larval development Now 2 species, hawthorn and apple maggot
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Allopatric speciation example
Snapping shrimp - vicariance (habitat split) - shrimp isolated by isthmus of panama - population diverged bc no gene flow
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Case study: sympatric speciation in lake Malawi
Fish are territorial: lots of sexual conflict + rapid evolution - hybrids viable > mating behavior is RIM - sensitive to human activities bc water is now murkier
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Phylogenetics
Study of evolutionary relatedness among various groups of organisms
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Macroevolution: Gradualism
Product of microevolution & adaptive divergence along very long periods of time Gradualism is rare, mostly punctuated equilibrium
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Monophyletic
Includes most relevant common ancestor
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Paraphyletic
Contains most recent common ancestor & most of descendants
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Polyphyletic
Lack common ancestor

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