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Mechanisms of Evolution
Five Factors Drive Evolution Mutation
Venom-like proteins first appeared about 200 million years ago
Venoms evolved from other proteins
Venoms were recruited from other functions
I. Natural Selection
Green mamba is arboreal
Its venom is most effective against birds.
Black mamba is terrestrial
Its venom is most effective against mammals.
OVERPRODUCTION
HERITABLE VARIABILITY
COMPETITION
DIFFERENTIAL REPRODUCTION
II. GENETIC DRIFT
The smaller the population, the less genetic variety it has.
In a very small population, alleles can be lost from one generation to the next, simply by random chance.
When a population evolves only because of this type of random sampling error, GENETIC DRIFT is taking place.
FOUNDER EFFECT
BOTTLENECK EFFECT
AND IN 4.5 BILLION YEARS… The diversity of life on earth around us evolved.
Measuring Genetic Change
The study of Population Genetics is the study of how the genetic makeup of populations changes from one generation to the next.
Population geneticists study how genes/traits maintained lost
…from a population’s gene pool. gene pool = all the genes at all the loci in all
members of the population
Let’s imagine
A population of fruit flies with a gene we’ll call “X”
X codes for an important enzyme the fly needs for survival.
Let’s imagine
A mutation of the gene results in a mutant allele we’ll call x
X is dominant. x is recessive.
The recessive version of the gene codes for a “broken” enzyme that does not work.
Mate a heterozygous male with a homozygous XX female
x
Predict offspring ratios with a Punnett Square
What if two heterozygotes mated?
X
Inbreeding
Mating between close relatives increases the chance that recessive alleles will be expressed (in homozygous individuals)
Outbreeding
Mating between distantly related individuals decreases the chance that recessive alleles will be expressed.
Outbreeding increases heterozygosity at many gene loci. This results in…. HYBRID VIGOR
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium If there are two alleles for a particular
gene Then dominant alleles + recessive alleles =
100% 100% can also also be represented as
1.0 The proportion of each allele is also
called its FREQUENCY % = proportion = frequency
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium With two alleles, there
are three possible genotypes: XX Xx xx
Hardy-Weinberg EqulibriumIf a population is not evolving, then you should have the same number of XX , Xx, and xx individuals in every generation.But if the proportions of XX, Xx, and xx change from one generation to the next, then the population is EVOLVING.
Hardy-Weinberg Equlibrium Let’s call the frequency of the
dominant allele (X)… p. Let’s call the frequency of the
recessive allele (x)… q. If only X and x alleles exist, then p +
q = 1.0 If you know q, you can figure out p.
But how do we figure out q?
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Every xx individual carries two
recessive alleles. The frequency of the q allele in these
homozygotes is represented as q2
Only homozygous recessives will show the recessive trait.
To calculate q, take the square root of q2
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Since p + q = 1.0, then 1.0 – q = p Once you know both p and q, plug in
to the Hardy-Weinberg equation:
p2 + 2pq + q2 p2 is the proportion (frequency ) of XX homozygotes 2pq is the proportion (frequency) of Xx
heterozygotes q2 is the proportion (frequency) of xx homozygotes
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium If the relative frequencies of X and x
change from one generation to the next, then the population is evolving.
If the proportion of XX, Xx and xx individuals in a population changes from one generation to the next, then the population is evolving.
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium A population that is NOT EVOLVING is said to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
We can use HW calculations to measure microevolution in populations.