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C23 The Evolution of Populations C23 The Evolution of Populations Population – group of individuals belonging to the same species in the same time and place. Species – individuals that may interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature. Gene pool – total aggregate of genes in a population at any one time. Locus – place where the gene is located on a chromosome. Allele – form of a gene. Fixed allele – when total population is homozygous for the same allele. Hardy-Weinberg theorem – frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population’s gene pool remain constant over the generations unless acted upon by agents other than sexual recombination, i.e. the population does not evolve. If the frequencies of alleles or genotypes deviate from expected values, then the population is evolving. Hardy-Weinberg equation: p + q = 1 Freq of A p2 + Freq of a 2pq + Freq of AA Freq of Aa q2 = 1 Freq of aa p = frequency of one allele (ex. A) q = frequency of the other allele (ex. a) Five conditions necessary to maintain Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium: 1 C23 The Evolution of Populations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Large population size – protects from genetic drift Isolation from other populations – to prohibit gene flow No net mutations Random mating No natural selection Five causes of microevolution: 1. Genetic drift 2. Gene flow 3. Mutation 4. Nonrandom mating 5. Natural selection Genetic drift – changes in the gene pool of a small population due to chance. Bottleneck effect – caused by a catastrophic event that leaves a small and often unrepresentative pop. to continue. (Ex. South African cheetahs/ice age/hunted to near extinction early 1900’s). Founder effect – when a small number of individuals start a new colony and have limited variation in their gene pool. 2 C23 The Evolution of Populations Gene flow – genetic exchange due to the migration of fertile individuals or gametes between populations. Mutation – rare change in the organism’s DNA. Nonrandom mating – is typical. Examples are mating more often with close neighbors, mating between closely related partners, and assortative mating (selecting partners like themselves in certain phenotypic characters). Genetic variation – necessary substrate on which NS acts. Polymorphism – having two or more distinct forms of individuals in the same pop. Ex. white flower, pink flower or ABO blood groups. Sexual dimorphism – secondary differences between males and females of the same species, ex. size, colorful feathers, manes on male lions, antlers. Cline – a graded change in some trait along a geographic axis. Ex. body size of many NA birds and mammals increases with increasing latitude. Heterozygote advantage – when being heterozygous offers some protective benefit, ex. sickle cell disease and malaria. 3 C23 The Evolution of Populations Neutral variation – genetic variation that does not appear to offer any selective advantage, ex. fingerprints. Darwinian fitness – a measure of the relative contribution of an individual to the gene pool of the next generation. Modes of Selection: Stabilizing selection – acts against extremes and moves toward mean. Directional selection – shifts the overall pop. in one direction usu. in response to change. Diversifying selection – favors individuals on either extreme. (also called disruptive). 4