genome structure and the benefit of sex
... that may otherwise require several simultaneous point mutations (see Discussion). This might be particularly pertinent when diverse alleles evolved in different gene pools are being brought together in hybrid zones, but in this article our models work with a single population (see Discussion). Other ...
... that may otherwise require several simultaneous point mutations (see Discussion). This might be particularly pertinent when diverse alleles evolved in different gene pools are being brought together in hybrid zones, but in this article our models work with a single population (see Discussion). Other ...
1 Possible consequences of genes of major effect
... depending on the shape of the surface. For surfaces that plateau, as is the case when a population moves toward an optimum, a GOME may move a population onto a flatter region of the selection surface. In this case, the amount of phenotypic change due to classical quantitative genetic background vari ...
... depending on the shape of the surface. For surfaces that plateau, as is the case when a population moves toward an optimum, a GOME may move a population onto a flatter region of the selection surface. In this case, the amount of phenotypic change due to classical quantitative genetic background vari ...
Chapter 2 Resource: Traits and How They Change
... Laboratory Activity 1: Identifying Bean Traits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Laboratory Activity 2: How many plants can a pepper produce? . . . . 11 Foldables: Reading and Study Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ...
... Laboratory Activity 1: Identifying Bean Traits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Laboratory Activity 2: How many plants can a pepper produce? . . . . 11 Foldables: Reading and Study Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ...
Pitchers et al resubmission to Phil Trans Feb2014
... across trait types and taxa. We find evidence that sexual traits evolve faster than other ...
... across trait types and taxa. We find evidence that sexual traits evolve faster than other ...
(2009) Trends in Microbiology. - Why Microbial Evolutionary
... to reveal that genes involved in immunity and sensory perception played a key part in differentiating primates and rodents [8]. Genes acting in the same biochemical pathway were also found to undergo positive selection together (a finding we reported previously in bacteria [9]). Genome-wide scans fo ...
... to reveal that genes involved in immunity and sensory perception played a key part in differentiating primates and rodents [8]. Genes acting in the same biochemical pathway were also found to undergo positive selection together (a finding we reported previously in bacteria [9]). Genome-wide scans fo ...
Perspective Evolution Is an Experiment
... that are organized within a single row. Maize typically produces a single ear per plant, but teosinte produces several inflorescences per plant. Maize typically lacks lateral branches, but branching can be extensive in teosintes. In fact, teosinte is so morphologically distinct from maize that the i ...
... that are organized within a single row. Maize typically produces a single ear per plant, but teosinte produces several inflorescences per plant. Maize typically lacks lateral branches, but branching can be extensive in teosintes. In fact, teosinte is so morphologically distinct from maize that the i ...
Campbell Biology: Concepts and Connections, 8e (Reece et al
... D) Organisms compete for limited resources. Answer: A Topic: 13.6 Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension Learning Outcome: 13.2 12) Which of the following thinkers argued that much of human suffering was the result of human populations increasing faster than food supply, an argument that later influenced Ch ...
... D) Organisms compete for limited resources. Answer: A Topic: 13.6 Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension Learning Outcome: 13.2 12) Which of the following thinkers argued that much of human suffering was the result of human populations increasing faster than food supply, an argument that later influenced Ch ...
Why Do Animals Survive or Die?
... die off, leaving the strongest with the rewards. When scientists are talking about living things and natural selection, there are a few key terms that are used in order to make things easier. The individuals that have characteristics which make them stronger than the others are the advantaged offspr ...
... die off, leaving the strongest with the rewards. When scientists are talking about living things and natural selection, there are a few key terms that are used in order to make things easier. The individuals that have characteristics which make them stronger than the others are the advantaged offspr ...
Biology, 8e (Campbell) Chapter 22 Descent with Modification: A
... D) unlimited resources that support population growth in most natural environments. E) lack of genetic variation among all members of a population. Answer: B Topic: Concept 22.2 Skill: Application/Analysis 24) During drought years on the Galapagos, small, easily eaten seeds become rare, leaving most ...
... D) unlimited resources that support population growth in most natural environments. E) lack of genetic variation among all members of a population. Answer: B Topic: Concept 22.2 Skill: Application/Analysis 24) During drought years on the Galapagos, small, easily eaten seeds become rare, leaving most ...
adaptations, genetic variation and natural selection
... mache. The actual building of the birds can take several weeks depending how detailed the birds become. After the birds are completed, students write a paper describing their bird and its specific adaptations. Each bird should also be presented to the class. Week 5: Students are introduced to the su ...
... mache. The actual building of the birds can take several weeks depending how detailed the birds become. After the birds are completed, students write a paper describing their bird and its specific adaptations. Each bird should also be presented to the class. Week 5: Students are introduced to the su ...
The evolutionary links between fixed and variable traits - AGRO
... The first is natural selection alone: the only survivors will be those with the correct match among traits. This can only be a sufficient solution in a population with high fecundity, for it implies low juvenile survival. It also generates strong selection for more efficient solutions. The second is ...
... The first is natural selection alone: the only survivors will be those with the correct match among traits. This can only be a sufficient solution in a population with high fecundity, for it implies low juvenile survival. It also generates strong selection for more efficient solutions. The second is ...
Chapter 10 The Theory of Evolution
... central to scientific exploration as ever, and has been called the unifying concept of all biology. Is evolution continuing today? Of course it is. QUEST follows researchers who are still unlocking the mysteries of evolution, including entomologist David Kavanaugh of the California Academy of Science ...
... central to scientific exploration as ever, and has been called the unifying concept of all biology. Is evolution continuing today? Of course it is. QUEST follows researchers who are still unlocking the mysteries of evolution, including entomologist David Kavanaugh of the California Academy of Science ...
View/Open - Rice Scholarship Home
... needs, of means to ends, have ever been and still are the greatest problems of biology. From the time of the early Greek philosophers to the present day, the mystery of life has centered to a large extent in this great problem of how organisms came to be so marvelously adapted, in structures and fun ...
... needs, of means to ends, have ever been and still are the greatest problems of biology. From the time of the early Greek philosophers to the present day, the mystery of life has centered to a large extent in this great problem of how organisms came to be so marvelously adapted, in structures and fun ...
Natural Selection Causes Evolution
... 2. Some of the variation within individuals can be passed on to their offspring 3. Populations of organisms produce more offspring than will survive 4. Survival and reproduction are not random © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
... 2. Some of the variation within individuals can be passed on to their offspring 3. Populations of organisms produce more offspring than will survive 4. Survival and reproduction are not random © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. ...
CHAPTER 2 Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory
... 5. Why is Linnaeus’s taxonomic system called a “nested hierarchy”? Considering that Linnaeus was not an evolutionist, why is his system still used today by evolutionary biologists? ANS: Linnaeus organized species into ever more inclusive higher-order taxonomic groups based on overall similarity. So ...
... 5. Why is Linnaeus’s taxonomic system called a “nested hierarchy”? Considering that Linnaeus was not an evolutionist, why is his system still used today by evolutionary biologists? ANS: Linnaeus organized species into ever more inclusive higher-order taxonomic groups based on overall similarity. So ...
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... 5. Why is Linnaeus’s taxonomic system called a “nested hierarchy”? Considering that Linnaeus was not an evolutionist, why is his system still used today by evolutionary biologists? ANS: Linnaeus organized species into ever more inclusive higher-order taxonomic groups based on overall similarity. So ...
... 5. Why is Linnaeus’s taxonomic system called a “nested hierarchy”? Considering that Linnaeus was not an evolutionist, why is his system still used today by evolutionary biologists? ANS: Linnaeus organized species into ever more inclusive higher-order taxonomic groups based on overall similarity. So ...
Apomictic Parthenogenesis and the Pattern of the
... (where M is mutation rate), the main selective advantage of triploidy and tetraploidy rather seems to be their initially high degree of heterozygosity (and thus heterosis). This explanation is supported by the fact that of the 54 apomictic "races" and "species" of weevils studied, not more than two ...
... (where M is mutation rate), the main selective advantage of triploidy and tetraploidy rather seems to be their initially high degree of heterozygosity (and thus heterosis). This explanation is supported by the fact that of the 54 apomictic "races" and "species" of weevils studied, not more than two ...
Chapter 2—Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory
... 5. Why is Linnaeus’s taxonomic system called a “nested hierarchy”? Considering that Linnaeus was not an evolutionist, why is his system still used today by evolutionary biologists? ANS: Linnaeus organized species into ever more inclusive higher-order taxonomic groups based on overall similarity. So ...
... 5. Why is Linnaeus’s taxonomic system called a “nested hierarchy”? Considering that Linnaeus was not an evolutionist, why is his system still used today by evolutionary biologists? ANS: Linnaeus organized species into ever more inclusive higher-order taxonomic groups based on overall similarity. So ...
Effective population size and patterns of molecular evolution and
... Box 2 | Using the Wright–Fisher model to describe genetic drift Consider the effects of genetic drift on selectively neutral variants, assuming that the population is closed (there is no migration from elsewhere) and panmictic. We also ignore the possibility of mutation. Assume that there are two al ...
... Box 2 | Using the Wright–Fisher model to describe genetic drift Consider the effects of genetic drift on selectively neutral variants, assuming that the population is closed (there is no migration from elsewhere) and panmictic. We also ignore the possibility of mutation. Assume that there are two al ...
Evolution of Genetic Variance-Covariance Structure
... One of the features of organisms that makes the study of biology so compelling is their apparent complexity. Molecular, cellular, developmental, physiological, neurological, and behavioral systems are each fascinating in and of themselves, but it is their interaction that generates what we see as th ...
... One of the features of organisms that makes the study of biology so compelling is their apparent complexity. Molecular, cellular, developmental, physiological, neurological, and behavioral systems are each fascinating in and of themselves, but it is their interaction that generates what we see as th ...
Adaptive Behavior - Psychology Today
... that even “perfect” assortative mating by attractiveness rank does not imply perfect assortative mating by signal investment, much less by actual condition or genetic quality. Each mated pair produces the same number of offspring, by default set to 4. The standardized death rate means that, on avera ...
... that even “perfect” assortative mating by attractiveness rank does not imply perfect assortative mating by signal investment, much less by actual condition or genetic quality. Each mated pair produces the same number of offspring, by default set to 4. The standardized death rate means that, on avera ...
Can sexual selection theory inform genetic management of captive
... was emphasized that the zoo community carefully considers mate choice implications for captive breeding (Asa et al. 2011). The zoo community is becoming increasingly interested in this discussion, especially when faced with reproductive failure of breeding pairs due to mate incompatibility or aggres ...
... was emphasized that the zoo community carefully considers mate choice implications for captive breeding (Asa et al. 2011). The zoo community is becoming increasingly interested in this discussion, especially when faced with reproductive failure of breeding pairs due to mate incompatibility or aggres ...
Conservation and co-option in developmental programmes: the
... conceptual frameworks have emerged from evo-devo research to supplement those of traditional evolutionary ...
... conceptual frameworks have emerged from evo-devo research to supplement those of traditional evolutionary ...
Conservation and co-option in developmental programmes: the
... conceptual frameworks have emerged from evo-devo research to supplement those of traditional evolutionary ...
... conceptual frameworks have emerged from evo-devo research to supplement those of traditional evolutionary ...
Review of P. Godfrey-Smith`s Darwinian populations and natural
... most striking example is that of replicators. In contrast with many (Dawkins, Hull, Sterelny...), PGS claims that ENS does not require replicators (faithfully copied entities), but only that reproduction leads to parent-offspring similarity. This similarity can take the form of a faithful ‘copying’, ...
... most striking example is that of replicators. In contrast with many (Dawkins, Hull, Sterelny...), PGS claims that ENS does not require replicators (faithfully copied entities), but only that reproduction leads to parent-offspring similarity. This similarity can take the form of a faithful ‘copying’, ...