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Natural Selection 2 Adaptive Evolution Natural Selection Leading to Adaptive Radiation • Life descends from shared ancestors • Changes over time via sexual reproduction, mutation etc • Favorable traits are selected for and therefore become more common in future generation - this is Natural Selection Principles of Natural Selection • Individuals in the population are different • Variations are inheritable and can be subject to mutation • More offspring survive to sexual maturity and reproduce (causes competition) • Some individuals have traits that are better suited to their environment – they have desirable genetic information. More likely to be passed on to future offspring Fitness • Natural selection produces changes over time within a population • Natural selection acts on the phenotypes of individuals, so some will survive and reproduce, while others will not – this is genetic fitness • Adaptive radiation comes from natural selection – mechanism which leads to new populations that are better suited to the environment Artificial Selection • Requires human intervention • Only organisms with what we believe to be desirable traits are allowed to breed • Leads to establishment of new populations via artificial selection Selection Pressures • Factors that influence the survival of an individual, a population or a species. • Competition – Food, shelter, territories – Within a species – With different species for same/similar resources • Predator-prey relationships • Sexual selection – Selection of traits that will attract mates Sexual Selection Sexual Selection • Linked to mating behaviour in animals • Form of selection where some inherited characteristics are considered more desirable • Those possessing these characteristics are more successful at finding mates Sexual Selection • Special characteristics can sometimes be a hindrance to animals as energy has to go into making otherwise useless appendages e.g. antlers • Aside from energy cost, mating displays might attract predators • Still holds evolutionary advantage as traits correlate strongly to genetic fitness He’s the man Sexual Dimorphism • Males and females of the same species have different appearances or size Directional Selection • When individuals at one end of the curve have higher fitness than individuals in the middle or at the other end Stabilizing Selection • When individuals near the center of the curve have higher fitness than individuals at either end of the curve Disruptive Selection • When individuals at the upper and lower ends of the curve have higher fitness than individuals near the middle • Can create 2 distinct phenotypes Microevolution • Small scale changes in gene frequency • Occurs in a few generations • Within a species/population • Small evolutionary changes • Observable changes • E.g bacterial resistance to antibiotics Macroevolution • Large scale changes to gene frequencies • Occurs over a long period of time • At or above the level of species • Extended microevolution • Not directly observed • Fossil evidence • E.g. reptiles -> birds Macroevolution – formation of new species that occupy different niches Microevolution – formation of subtle differences within the same speices Are humans still evolving? • Yes – increased gene flow leads to greater heterozygosity in a population which can lead to health and survival • Recent gene changes – Skin pigmentation – Lactose tolerance – Breaking down alcohol – Early reproductive age in some comminities Questions 1. Define microevolution 2. Define macroevolution 3. Describe one piece of evidence that supports the idea that humans are still evolving 4. In what way is the modern synthesis of the theory of evolution different to that proposed by Darwin and Wallace? 5. Summarise the different processes that can lead to microevolution