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AP Bio Chapter 23

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population genetics   which emphasizesthe extensive genetic variation within populations and recognizes the importance of quantitative characters  
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modern synthesis   the integration discoveries and ideas from many different fields including taxonomy, paleontology, biogeogrpahy, and population genetics  
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population   a localized group of individuals belonging to the same species  
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species   a group of populations whose individuals have the potential to interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature  
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gene pool   the total aggregate of genes in a population at any one time  
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fixed gene pool   all individuals are homozygous  
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genetic structure   a populations frequencies of alleles and genotypes  
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hardy-weinberg theorem   the frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a populations gene pool remains constant over the generations unless actedupon by agents other than sexual recombination  
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hardy-weinberg equilibrium   a population's genetic structure in the state of equilibrium  
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hardy-weinberg equation   p2 + 2pg + q2 = 1  
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microevolution   a generation to generation change in a population's allele or genotype frequencies, 5 causes: large population size, isolation from othe rpopulations, no net mutations, random mating, no natural selection  
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Genetic drift   changes in the gene pool of a small population due to chance  
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Bottleneck effect   the result of an event such as a natural disaster when the genetic make-up of a population is drastically altered  
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Founder effect   genetic drift in a new colony  
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Gene flow   genetic exchange due to the migration of fertile individuals or gametes between populations  
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Mutations   a change in an organism’s DNA  
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Inbreeding   mating between closely related partners  
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Assortative mating   individuals select partners that are like themselves in certain phenotypic characters  
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Natural selection   differential success in reproduction  
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Polymorphism   the coexistence of two or more distinct forms of individuals in the same population  
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geographical variation   differences in genetic structure between populations  
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cline   a graded change in some trait along a geographic axis  
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balanced polymorphism   the ability of natural selection to maintain diversity in a population  
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heterozygote advantage   mechanism for preserving balanced polymorphism, have greater survivorship and reproductive success than any type of homozygote  
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hybrid vigor   cross breeding between two different stocks inbred varieties often produces hybrids that are much more vigorous than either parent stock, probably due to segregation and heterozygote advantage  
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frequency-dependent selection   the reproductive success of any one morph declines if that phenotypic form become too common in the population  
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neutral variation   diversity within humans, no selective advantage for some individuals over others  
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darwinian fitness   the measure that is critical to selection, is relative contribution an individual makes to the gene pool of the next generation  
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relative fitness   the contribution of a genotype to the next generation compared to the contributions of alternative genotypes for the same locus  
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stabilizing selection   acts against extreme phenotypes and favors the more common intermediate variants  
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directional selection   most common during periods of environmental change or when members of a population migrate to some new habitat with different environmental conditions  
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diversifying selection   occurs when environmental conditions are varied in a way that favors individuals on both extremes of a phenotypic range over intermediate phenotypes  
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sexual dimorphism   the distinction between the secondary sex characteristics of males and females  
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sexual selection   a separate selection process leading to sexual dimorphism  
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