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Recombinant Dna Technology
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1. One extreme is selected over the other
Gene flow
Stem cells
Directional selection
Hutton
2. Heterozygous chromosomes have an affect on an individuals genetics/alleles
Transitional forms
Lyell
Mate choice/non - random mating
Heterozygote Advantage
3. Set sail on the HMS Beagle to travel the islands and areas for signs of evolution; First book written in 1839 'voyage of the Beagle'; Second book published in 1859 'The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection
Charles Darwin
plasmid
Sexual dimrphism
Linnaeus
4. Results in a genetically identical inidvidual
Modes of Selection
Reproductive cloning
Linnaeus
Disruptive selection
5. Believed that change was gradual;Gradualism(the mechanisms of the world - then - are the same today)
Heterozygote Advantage
Hutton
Sexual dimrphism
Transitional forms
6. Distribution of organisms related to evolution; different organisms play the same roles on different continents; island organisms resemble organisms on nearby mainland
Biogeography
Hutton
Preimplantation Genetic diagnosis (PGD)
Theraputic cloning
7. Theory of a stable - nonevolving population in which frequency of alleles do not change; only occurs in large - isolated populations with random mating - and no natural selection or mutations
Diploiding
Sexual dimrphism
Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium
Descent with Modification2
8. Closely related organisms have more similar DNA sequences and protein structures
DNA fingerprinting
Molecular similarity
Frequency dependent selection
Mutation
9. Invented the binomial method(naming of species); also believed that life was fixed
Advantages of Recom. DNA tech
Totipotent stem cells
Pluripotent stem cells
Linnaeus
10. Forms that show how an organisms anatomy change over time
Totipotent stem cells
Transitional forms
Lyell
Natural selection does not make perfect individuals
11. Results in a tissue or an organ that is identical to the DNA donor
Biogeography
Ericson Method
Theraputic cloning
DNA fingerprinting
12. A circular piece of DNA in bacteria where the gene is placed in Recom. DNA technology
Disruptive selection
plasmid
DNA fingerprinting
Diploiding
13. Differences in appearances between the sexes
Diploiding
Most organisms are...
Sexual dimrphism
Disruptive selection
14. Related organisms have similar development plans
Linnaeus
Embryology
Advantages of Recom. DNA tech
Gene Therapy
15. Selects for the middle and against the extremes
Population
Stabilizing
Cuvier
Stem cells
16. Pharmaceutical animals; cloned animals used ot produce products for humans
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17. The organism with the most advantageous traits will survive
Natural selection
Reproductive fitness
Charles Darwin
Molecular similarity
18. Sexual partners chosen based on some characteristics
Heterozygote Advantage
Sexual dimrphism
Linnaeus
Mate choice/non - random mating
19. In related organisms the underlying anatomy is similar even when the function is different
Diploiding
Homology
Advantages of Recom. DNA tech
Sexual reproduction
20. Selects for the extremes and against the middle
Disruptive selection
Reproductive cloning
Theory
DNA fingerprinting
21. The more common a trait becomes the more likely it will be selected against
Linnaeus
Frequency dependent selection
Mutation
Reproductive fitness
22. A group of interbreeding organisms living in the same place at the same time
Population
Sexual reproduction
Heterozygote Advantage
Descent with Modification2
23. Choosing the sperm/egg/embryo that will produce the desired child depending on DNA(genes)
Germinal choice
Advantages of Recom. DNA tech
Gene Therapy
Intrasexual selection
24. Mate choice; one sex chooses their mate
Embryology
Intersexual selection
Homology
Charles Darwin
25. The change in a populations genetics
Descent with Modification
Phenotypic variation
Microevolution
Modes of Selection
26. Taking good genes to replace bad genes; almost never works; has unintended side effects; sometimes just doesn't work; protein becomes degraded - etc
Lyell
Gene Therapy
Molecular similarity
Genetic drift
27. The movement of genes between two populations e.g. migration - immigration
Recombinant DNA technology
Theory
Gene flow
Population
28. A widely accepted idea with lots of evidence
Hutton
Lyell
Theory
Evolution
29. Subset of natural selection that increases the likelihood of mating specifically
Sexual reproduction
Lamarck
Sexual selection
Cuvier
30. An accumulation of genetic charges over a certain amount of time
Charles Darwin
Descent with Modification
Reproductive fitness
Sexual reproduction
31. The idea that characteristics can enhance an organisms survival
Adaptation
Gel Electrophoresis
Restriction enzymes
Micro - sort
32. Change in the DNA sequence of an individual; the only true way to get a new allele; the source of all heritable variation
Historical Context of evolution
Micro - sort
Mutation
Linnaeus
33. Mutation - Natural selection - Genetic drift - Bottleneck effect - Founder effect - Gene flow - and Mate choice/non - random mating
Sexual dimrphism
Most organisms are...
Theraputic cloning
Mechanisms of Microevolution
34. Came up with the term catastrophism(sudden events that lead to extinction - but not in todays time)
Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium
Cuvier
Pluripotent stem cells
Frequency dependent selection
35. Cells that can become only a few different types of cells; mostly adult stem cells; found in bone marrow - the skin epidermis - etc; can sometimes be turned into Totipotent stem cells
Gene flow
Pluripotent stem cells
DNA fingerprinting
Frequency dependent selection
36. Way more offspring are produced than by sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Gene flow
Most organisms are...
Modes of Selection
37. The process of sperm sorting; separating the male sperm from the female sperm; difference told by swimming speed; boy sperm swim faster than girl sperm; Theory might have flaws in it though - only works 50% of the time
Ericson Method
Phenotypic variation
Totipotent stem cells
Genetic drift
38. When a population becomes smaller and a few individuals survive the event
Bottleneck effect
Mechanisms of Microevolution
Historical Context of evolution
Restriction enzymes
39. Scientific explanation of how life changes over time - science is based off of evidence - science is obtained with observation and testing - science is always open to question
Evolution
Intrasexual selection
Lyell
Linnaeus
40. Direct competition for mates with the same sex
Intrasexual selection
Mutation
Intersexual selection
Phenotypic variation
41. Selection fro or against environment; leads to evolution only if variation has genetic components
Intrasexual selection
Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium
Charles Darwin
Phenotypic variation
42. A subset of a population colonizes a new area
Founder effect
Germinal choice
Pluripotent stem cells
Embryology
43. First to publish mechanisms for evolution; Had 2 idea: Use and disuse - use it more gets bigger; less it disappears - Inheritance of acquired characteristics - pass on changes to offspring
Stem cells
Micro - sort
Linnaeus
Lamarck
44. Traits that are neither advantageous nor disadvantageous; there is no selection
Natural selection does not make perfect individuals
Neutral Variation
Preimplantation Genetic diagnosis (PGD)
Frequency dependent selection
45. Can make large quantities of product; infection free; less expensive than a natural source
Frequency dependent selection
'Pharm' animals
Theory
Advantages of Recom. DNA tech
46. Sometimes different species share common ancestors
Intrasexual selection
Descent with Modification2
Adaptation
Theraputic cloning
47. Number of offspring in the next generation; your contribution to the gene pool
Modes of Selection
Totipotent stem cells
Disruptive selection
Reproductive fitness
48. Cells that can become any cell in the body; found in the embryo
Stem cells
Descent with Modification2
Homology
Totipotent stem cells
49. All species on earth are fixed; no changes - no new species - no extinction
Historical Context of evolution
Recombinant DNA technology
Stem cells
Neutral Variation
50. Takes the gene from a needed product - puts it into another organism (usually bacteria) and it will make duplicates of the product
Lamarck
Population
Preimplantation Genetic diagnosis (PGD)
Recombinant DNA technology
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