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History of genetics and evolution
Define microevolution,
Define macroevolution,
Why is evolution still relevant t...
19
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Selection at a single locus
Define population genetics,
Define quantitative genetics,
Where is quantitative genetics mo...
41
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Genetic drift
The differential survival of geno...,
1 s is the selection coefficient ...,
Is it possible for an unfit genot...
33
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Selection and drift combined
Is there any drift in an infinite...,
Define deterministic genetics,
Brand new mutations are only ever...
40
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Multiple loci
Continuous traits are polygenic w...,
For polygenic traits the effects ...,
For polygenic traits the alleles ...
34
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Mutation and variation
Define a mutation,
Are changes to whole chromosomes ...,
Recessive mutations typically cau...
33
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Frequency-dependent selection
What is frequency dependent selec...,
What is frequency dependent selec...,
What is positive frequency depend...
31
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Quantitative characters
Discontinuous can have any numeri...,
There are no intermediates values...,
Multiple loci may be responsible ...
37
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Kin selection
Give 2 examples of cooperation be...,
Give 2 examples of animals that d...,
Define eusociality
26
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Evolution of quatitative characters
Define a meristic character,
Define a threshold trait,
The evolution of quantitative cha...
16
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Phenotypic plasticity
Define phenotypic plasticity,
Define a norm of reaction,
To assess norms of reaction we us...
20
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Speciation
Define morphological convergence,
Morphological convergence creates...,
Both extinct and extant species n...
34
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Multivariate evolution
Define a univariate character,
Univariate characters follow a co...,
Univariate traits respond predict...
21
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Evolution of sex
Sex increases genotypic variance ...,
Define anisogamy,
In anisogamy what is the female g...
12
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Chromosome evolution
Define a telomere,
What happens to the telomere at e...,
What would lengthening the telome...
30
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Molecular evolution
Molecular evolution refers to cha...,
What does purifying selection do,
What does positive selection do
38
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Evolution of gene regulation
Why does rna sequencing help to u...,
What affects organismal complexit...,
The same genes can be expressed d...
41
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Sexual selection
Define isogamy,
In isogamy are the gametes motile...,
What is said about isogamous orga...
38
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Genome evolution
Transposons move around the genom...,
Transposons are rare in the human...,
Define a retrotransposon
30
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