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19 Cards in this Set
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Karyotype |
Number and appearance of chromosomes in a eukaryotic cell |
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Protein Assay |
A spectroscopic analytical procedure used to measure the concentration of protein in a solution. |
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DNA-DNA hybridization |
measures the degree of genetic similarity between pools of DNA sequences |
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RFLP assays |
a technique that exploits variations in homologous DNA sequences |
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Genomics |
Species are grouped ny a common ancestor- ONLY! |
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Zoogeography |
Study of the distribution of animals |
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Theory of Continental Drift: Mechanism |
Plate Tectonics |
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Late Premian Common Name and Time Period |
255 MA ; Pangea |
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6 Faunal Regions |
1. Palearctic, Nearctic 2. Neotropical 3. Ethiopian 4. Oriental 5. Australian 6. (Oceanic) |
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Palearctic Region |
Mediterranean Basin + Norther Eurasia |
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Nearctic Region |
North America (Central Mexico Up) |
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Neotropical Region |
Central and South America |
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Ethiopian Region |
Sub-Saharan Africa (including Madagascar) |
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Oriental Region |
Indiansubcontinent, Malay peninsula and archipelago, many other islands 0provided) |
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Australian Region |
Australia,Tasmania, New Guinea |
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Oceanic Region |
Oceansand islands, esp. of Pacific–Notone of Wallace’s original faunal regions |
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EcologicalBiogeography Definition |
Usesclimate to explain animal distribution |
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Biome Concept of Ecological Biogeography |
–tropicalrain forest, tropical seasonal forest, –savanna,desert, grasslands, temperate forest, -temperaterain forest, taiga, tundra |
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Ecological Bio geography: Latitudinal Gradient |
–temperatureand precipitation –plusthe seasonality of these factors |
