15.3 NOTES. Genetic Drift A random change in the frequency of an allele in a population NOT due to...
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15.3 NOTES
Genetic DriftA random change in the frequency of an allele in a population NOT due to natural selection.
More likely to occur in small populations.
Genetic DriftFounder effect: a small group separates from the population and lives somewhere elsethey carry a subset of the population’s gene
Ex: Amish community
Genetic DriftBottleneck: population declines to a very low number and then reboundsthe gene pool of the rebound population is similar to the original population
Ex: Northern Elephant SealsLarge population overhunting 20 Total
◦Population eventually recovered in size
◦Loss of genetic variationCould hurt long-term survival of species
Remember mutations? A random change in a sequence of DNA.
A small population with a lot of mutations has the greatest potential for evolution
Natural Selection
How does it alter phenotypes?
Stabilizing selection: selection against extreme expressions of a trait, selection for the average
Ex: birth weight in human babies
Directional selection: selection toward one extreme of a trait
Ex: Galapagos finches - large beaks during drought
Peppered moths - color
Disruptive selection: selection against the average, selection for both extremes
Ex: Cichlid fish size - males
Sexual selection: selection of a trait in males to attract a mate and intimidate other malesEx: peacocks
Reproductive Isolation
Some members of a population change so much that they can no longer produce offspring with members of the original population.
Eastern meadowlark and
Western meadowlarkDifferent mating
patterns LigerSterile
Geographic IsolationA separation of population by a barrierEx: mountains, rivers, the Grand Canyon
For speciation to happen, a population has to move away and then be reproductively isolated.
Allopatric Speciation
A physical barrier divides one population into 2 or more populations
Abert squirrelSouth Rim
Kaibab SquirrelNorth Rim
Sympatric Speciation A species evolves into a new species without a physical barrier
The old species and new species live side by side during speciation
Adaptive Radiation(Divergent Evolution)The evolution of a new species in a relatively short period of timeone species evolves into several different forms that live in different habitats
homologous structures
Coevolution
A close relationship between 2 species
The evolution of one species influences the evolution of the other
Datura Plant & Hawk Moth
Convergent EvolutionUnrelated species evolve similar traits even though they live in environments that are really far apartsimilar ecology and climateanalogous structures
3. Convergent Evolution Unrelated species evolve
similar adaptations, due to environmental pressures (natural selection)
These adaptations may look similar from the outside, but actually evolve independently from each other Ex: sharks, dolphins, seals,
penguins
Analogous structures Similar in appearance and
function, but are developed from anatomically different parts
Evidence for convergent evolution
Ex: octopus eye versus vertebrate eye (both complex eyes
South American North American Pliocene Pleistocene
Natural Selection Common Adaptation**But common adaptations do not necessarily
imply common ancestor!
Gradualism:
Evolutionary change occurs gradually, over long periods of time
Punctuated Equilibrium
Patterns of long periods of stability (no change) interrupted by episodes of rapid change
Evolution can follow both patterns, depending on the situation and the time in evolutionary history