Physical Anthropology Study Guide, Exam 1
... Understand the significance of Mendel’s use of pea plants and what he learned from them. What were his two principles and how did he develop them? How can one graphically represent the Mendelian crosses and generate resulting offspring? Be prepared to do one or two of these Punnet Squares on the exa ...
... Understand the significance of Mendel’s use of pea plants and what he learned from them. What were his two principles and how did he develop them? How can one graphically represent the Mendelian crosses and generate resulting offspring? Be prepared to do one or two of these Punnet Squares on the exa ...
The Anthropological Study of Religion
... It is difficult to not judge others’ cultural practices We have to be careful of ethnocentrism Belief that one’s own culture is superior Can cultures or beliefs be superior/inferior? Take the stance of cultural relativism ...
... It is difficult to not judge others’ cultural practices We have to be careful of ethnocentrism Belief that one’s own culture is superior Can cultures or beliefs be superior/inferior? Take the stance of cultural relativism ...
Doctoral research project, the Sant`Anna school of advance studies
... To survive the observed and predicted climatic trends, animal and plant populations will have to adapt locally and/or to migrate toward higher latitudes/ altitudes. Forest trees are sessile long-lived organisms, and thus their selection /migration / drift equilibrium might put them at a disadvantage ...
... To survive the observed and predicted climatic trends, animal and plant populations will have to adapt locally and/or to migrate toward higher latitudes/ altitudes. Forest trees are sessile long-lived organisms, and thus their selection /migration / drift equilibrium might put them at a disadvantage ...
EvoCI Toolkit: Developing concept inventories for Evolutionary
... Inheritance of acquired traits Gene expression evolves when genes appear or disappear ...
... Inheritance of acquired traits Gene expression evolves when genes appear or disappear ...
Where is the Progress?
... elimination, as opposed to the more Lamarckian, or acquired-trait mechanism of cultural evolution: cultural knowledge acquired in one generation can be directly passed to the next via education. Because of these two distinctions, Gould points out, cultural evolution is potentially progressive becau ...
... elimination, as opposed to the more Lamarckian, or acquired-trait mechanism of cultural evolution: cultural knowledge acquired in one generation can be directly passed to the next via education. Because of these two distinctions, Gould points out, cultural evolution is potentially progressive becau ...
Lecture #10 Date ______
... – Type of genetic drift resulting from a reduction in population (natural disaster) where the surviving population does have the same genetic make up of the original population ...
... – Type of genetic drift resulting from a reduction in population (natural disaster) where the surviving population does have the same genetic make up of the original population ...
Natural Selection
... • On the following three slides, you will read statements based on student ideas about now natural selection works. Use your clickers to vote for whether you think that the statement IS or is NOT what scientists mean by “natural selection.” ...
... • On the following three slides, you will read statements based on student ideas about now natural selection works. Use your clickers to vote for whether you think that the statement IS or is NOT what scientists mean by “natural selection.” ...
Microevolution
... Even if the allele frequencies of only one gene (ie. flower color) are changing, the change in the gene pool is known as microevolution ...
... Even if the allele frequencies of only one gene (ie. flower color) are changing, the change in the gene pool is known as microevolution ...
Evolution of Populations
... of a curve are “better fitted” than the middle or other end Peccaries naturally choose to consume those cactus plants with the fewest spines As a result, at flowering time there are more cacti with higher spine numbers; thus, there are more of their alleles going into pollen, eggs, and seeds for the ...
... of a curve are “better fitted” than the middle or other end Peccaries naturally choose to consume those cactus plants with the fewest spines As a result, at flowering time there are more cacti with higher spine numbers; thus, there are more of their alleles going into pollen, eggs, and seeds for the ...
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... fitness than those in the middle and the other end of the curve. Directional selection selects for one extreme and against the middle and the other extreme. Example: Finches with larger beak sizes will be able to feed on harder and thicker seeds. A food shortage causes the number of small and medium ...
... fitness than those in the middle and the other end of the curve. Directional selection selects for one extreme and against the middle and the other extreme. Example: Finches with larger beak sizes will be able to feed on harder and thicker seeds. A food shortage causes the number of small and medium ...
Utilizing Lamarckian Evolution and the Baldwin Effect in Hybrid
... Parents can essentially pass a life-time of learning to children ...
... Parents can essentially pass a life-time of learning to children ...
Chp 15, 16, 17 Homework Handouts
... What is happening to the relative frequency of the lighter fur color allele?_________________________________________ What is happening to the relative frequency of the darker fur color allele?_________________________________________ Is the darker color mutation favorable or unfavorable?___________ ...
... What is happening to the relative frequency of the lighter fur color allele?_________________________________________ What is happening to the relative frequency of the darker fur color allele?_________________________________________ Is the darker color mutation favorable or unfavorable?___________ ...
chapters 15,16,17 evolution
... C15 Darwin’s Theory of Evolution “On the Origin of Species” was published in 1859 by Charles Darwin. Darwin proposed natural selection as a mechanism for evolution. Theory of evolution – process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms. Micro-evolution – change in a population ...
... C15 Darwin’s Theory of Evolution “On the Origin of Species” was published in 1859 by Charles Darwin. Darwin proposed natural selection as a mechanism for evolution. Theory of evolution – process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms. Micro-evolution – change in a population ...
Evolution Study Guide
... 3. Identify several scientists that influenced Darwin, and describe how each influenced Darwin’s thinking 4. Define natural selection 5. List and describe the 3 requirements for natural selection 6. Given various situations, be able to explain how natural selection works in each case (ex: finches, s ...
... 3. Identify several scientists that influenced Darwin, and describe how each influenced Darwin’s thinking 4. Define natural selection 5. List and describe the 3 requirements for natural selection 6. Given various situations, be able to explain how natural selection works in each case (ex: finches, s ...
Review- Exam 1
... Determine allelic frequencies in a population using HW equation. Difficulty level will be similar to the examples using the population of pigs. What is the origin of genetic variation The 5 different factors that affect allele frequencies and their characteristics Population bottleneck /founder effe ...
... Determine allelic frequencies in a population using HW equation. Difficulty level will be similar to the examples using the population of pigs. What is the origin of genetic variation The 5 different factors that affect allele frequencies and their characteristics Population bottleneck /founder effe ...
Permutation-Based Methods for Assessing Significance in Genetic Association Studies with Binary Traits and Related Individuals
... One of the main goals of human genetics is to identify genetic risk factors for common, complex diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Some recently proposed association tests involve aggregating across variants in a gene or region and lead to test statistics with unknown null distribution, an issue whic ...
... One of the main goals of human genetics is to identify genetic risk factors for common, complex diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Some recently proposed association tests involve aggregating across variants in a gene or region and lead to test statistics with unknown null distribution, an issue whic ...
Evolution of Phenotypic Traits
... Variation in phenotypic characters is based on several or many variable gene loci, as well as the environment. (We used skin color as an example of this). The strength of natural selection of phenotypic traits: - Tendency for selection involving mating success to be stronger than survival selection: ...
... Variation in phenotypic characters is based on several or many variable gene loci, as well as the environment. (We used skin color as an example of this). The strength of natural selection of phenotypic traits: - Tendency for selection involving mating success to be stronger than survival selection: ...
Vocabulary crossword
... Evolutionary theory is Charles Erasmus _______. 11. The _____ hypothesis is the prediction that there is no difference between two treatments in an experiment. 12. A proposed explanation for a phenomenon or scientific problem that must be tested by experiment 13. The precise genetic constitution of ...
... Evolutionary theory is Charles Erasmus _______. 11. The _____ hypothesis is the prediction that there is no difference between two treatments in an experiment. 12. A proposed explanation for a phenomenon or scientific problem that must be tested by experiment 13. The precise genetic constitution of ...
Presentazione di PowerPoint
... The expression of many common diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, psychiatric disorders, and certain cancers is determined by genetic background, environmental factors, and lifestyle. Polygenic: multiple genes are thought to contribute to the phenotype. Complex g ...
... The expression of many common diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, psychiatric disorders, and certain cancers is determined by genetic background, environmental factors, and lifestyle. Polygenic: multiple genes are thought to contribute to the phenotype. Complex g ...
Comparing Scenarios of Evolution
... Which scenario is NOT an explanation that Darwin would give? Scenario A. The ideas expressed in scenario A have a few core components that make it different than what Darwin would propose. For example, 1) environmental change creates “need” for individuals to change 2) by individual effort, physical ...
... Which scenario is NOT an explanation that Darwin would give? Scenario A. The ideas expressed in scenario A have a few core components that make it different than what Darwin would propose. For example, 1) environmental change creates “need” for individuals to change 2) by individual effort, physical ...