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Evolutionary Processes in General Biology

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  • Gene

    A sequence of DNA bases that codes for a protein.

  • Allele

    Different forms of a gene that exist in a population.

  • Genotype

    The specific alleles an organism carries for a gene.

  • Phenotype

    The observable characteristics of an organism resulting from its genotype and environment.

  • Homozygote

    An individual with two identical alleles for a gene.

  • Heterozygote

    An individual with two different alleles for a gene.

  • Population Genetics

    The study of processes that change allele and genotype frequencies in populations.

  • Evolution

    Any change in allele frequency within a population over time.

  • Allele Frequency

    The proportion of a specific allele among all alleles for a gene in a population.

  • Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium

    A model predicting genotype and allele frequencies assuming no evolution occurs.

  • Hardy–Weinberg Equations

    \(p + q = 1\) and \(p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1\), where p and q are allele frequencies.

  • Assumptions of Hardy–Weinberg Model

    Random mating, no gene flow, no genetic drift, no mutation, and no natural selection.

  • Nonrandom Mating

    Increases homozygosity and decreases heterozygosity in a population.

  • Natural Selection

    Process where individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce more, increasing those traits' frequency.

  • Directional Selection

    Favors one extreme phenotype, shifting the population mean in one direction.

  • Stabilizing Selection

    Favors intermediate phenotypes, reducing variation and maintaining the status quo.

  • Disruptive Selection

    Favors both extreme phenotypes over intermediates, increasing variation.

  • Balancing Selection

    Maintains multiple alleles in a population through heterozygote advantage or frequency-dependent selection.

  • Heterozygote Advantage

    Heterozygotes have higher fitness than either homozygote, maintaining genetic variation.

  • Genetic Drift

    Random changes in allele frequencies due to chance, especially in small populations.

  • Founder Effect

    When a new population is started by a small number of individuals, allele frequencies may differ from the original population.

  • Bottleneck Effect

    A sudden reduction in population size that drastically alters allele frequencies.

  • Gene Flow

    Movement of alleles between populations, reducing genetic differences and introducing new alleles.

  • Mutation

    The ultimate source of new genetic variation, producing new alleles through changes in DNA.

  • Types of Mutations

    Point mutations (single base changes) and chromosome-level mutations (duplications, deletions).

  • Lateral Gene Transfer

    Transfer of genes between species, especially common in prokaryotes.

  • Inbreeding

    Nonrandom mating that increases homozygosity and can cause inbreeding depression due to deleterious alleles.

  • Experimental Evolution in E. coli

    Long-term experiments show accumulation of mutations over thousands of generations at different rates.

  • Balancing Selection in Pea Aphids

    Red and green color morphs are maintained by balancing selection due to predator preferences.