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Evolution |
The change in allele frequency from one generation to the next. |
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Allele frequency |
Percent of alleles in a population |
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Allele |
one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosom |
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Four forces of evolution |
1.mutation 2.geneflow 3.genedrift 4.natural selection |
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Adaptation |
Long term evolutionary changes |
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Acclimation |
Short term physiological responses to environmental change. |
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Clinal distribution |
Variation in a trait across a geographic region. |
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Bergman's and Allen's rule |
There is a relationship between body size and climate. |
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Endemic |
Continually present in a population. |
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Arboreal adaptations |
Influencing evolutionary divergence of primates |
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4 types of locomotion |
1.Quadrupedal (all 4 limb support) 2.Vertical clinging 3.brachiation (arm swinging) 4.bipedalism(walking upright) |
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Prosimians |
-dental comb -more lateral eyes -more reliant on smell (olfaction) ex. lemurs |
