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Evolution

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types of selection   directional, stabilizing, disrupting, sexual  
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directional selection   phenotype moves towards one direction  
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stabilizing selection   the intermediate is favored, extremes die out  
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disrupting selection   the extremes are favored, intermediate dies out  
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sexual selection   sexual dimorphism  
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causes of population variation   mutations, sexual reproduction, diploidy, outbreeding, balanced polymorphism, geographic variation, heterozygote advantage, evolutionary neutral traits, frequency dependent selection  
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mutations   raw material for variation  
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sexual reproduction   new combos of alleles in offspring  
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diploidy   2 copies of each chromosome (recessive alleles that are disadvantageous are hidden)  
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outbreeding   same species mates with individuals who are not closely related  
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balanced polymorphism   pressure of multiple phenotypes in a population  
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geographic variation   animals in different climates exhibit different phenotypes  
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heterozygote advantage   hybrid is selected for  
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evolutionary neutral traits   traits that appear to have no selective advantage stick around  
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frequency dependent selection   minority is at an advantage  
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speciation   formation of new species  
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species   group of organisms which can produce fertile offspring  
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types of speciation   allopatric, sympatric, adaptive radiation  
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allopatric   caused by geographic isolation  
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sympatric   temporal or behavioral isolation  
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types of sympatric speciation   balanced polymorphism, polyploidy, hybridization  
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polyploidy   more than 2 complete sets of chromosomes  
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hybridization   2 closely related species mate  
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adaptive radiation   environment changes an ancestral species into many species  
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patterns of evolution   divergent, convergent, parallel, coevolution  
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divergent evolution   two species from a common ancestor drift apart over time  
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convergent evolution   2 unrelated species share similar traits due to a similar enviroment  
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parallel evolution   2 related species which follow the same evolutionary pattern after diverging from an ancestor  
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coevolution   once species evolves in response to another  
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macroevolution   large changes in groups of species over extended periods  
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types of macroevolution   phyletic gradualism, punctuated equilibrium  
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phyletic gradualism   slow changes over time  
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punctuated equalibrium   rapid evolution due to mutation  
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causes of evolution   natural selection, mutations, non-random mating, gene flow, genetic drift  
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natural selection   shaped by the environment  
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mutations   can be as small as a point mutation  
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non-random mating   sexual selection  
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gene flow   movement of alleles into & out of the population  
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genetic drift   random increases or decreases in alleles due to SMALL POPULATION  
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Reproductive Isolation   prezygotic & postzygotic mechanisms  
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prezygotic mechanisms   temporal isolation, behavioral isolation, habitat isolation, mechanical isolation, genetic isolation,  
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postzygotic mechanisms   zygote malfuction, offspring sterility, hybrid breakdown  
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genetic equalibrium   when allelic frequency is stable generation to generation  
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