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Recombinant Dna Technology

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1. Number of offspring in the next generation; your contribution to the gene pool






2. In related organisms the underlying anatomy is similar even when the function is different






3. Taking good genes to replace bad genes; almost never works; has unintended side effects; sometimes just doesn't work; protein becomes degraded - etc






4. 1.edits existing variation by using the material it has(variation that exists in population/ no new traits created by natural selection) 2. Has historical constraints(change in old structures) 3. Adaptations are compromises (good for one thing - bad






5. Selection fro or against environment; leads to evolution only if variation has genetic components






6. Subset of natural selection that increases the likelihood of mating specifically






7. Cells that can become any cell in the body; found in the embryo






8. Selects for the extremes and against the middle






9. Came up with the term catastrophism(sudden events that lead to extinction - but not in todays time)






10. Came up with the term Uniformitarianism(mechanisms for change in the past still occur today; believed at first there was no evolution






11. 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






12. Selects for the middle and against the extremes






13. 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






14. Results in a genetically identical inidvidual






15. The change in a populations genetics






16. A circular piece of DNA in bacteria where the gene is placed in Recom. DNA technology






17. Change in alleles due to random chance






18. When a population becomes smaller and a few individuals survive the event






19. A process to help separate DNA fragments using an electrical current; helps to compare DNA samples by fragment pattern






20. Cuts DNA in specific sites; the fragments created are usually predictable






21. Mutation - Natural selection - Genetic drift - Bottleneck effect - Founder effect - Gene flow - and Mate choice/non - random mating






22. Heterozygous chromosomes have an affect on an individuals genetics/alleles






23. Sexual partners chosen based on some characteristics






24. Form of reproduction more used because it creates Variation






25. Invented the binomial method(naming of species); also believed that life was fixed






26. The screening of embryos for genetic disorders; done in In Vitro fertilization(fertilization in a petri dish); PGD removes one cell from the embryo and screens it genetically; embryos with disorders are discarded - ones without are kept and implanted






27. Capable of asexual reproduction; most are not






28. Can make large quantities of product; infection free; less expensive than a natural source






29. 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






30. One extreme is selected over the other






31. Pharmaceutical animals; cloned animals used ot produce products for humans


32. Change in the DNA sequence of an individual; the only true way to get a new allele; the source of all heritable variation






33. Humans selecting certain traits in domestic organisms






34. Believed that change was gradual;Gradualism(the mechanisms of the world - then - are the same today)






35. Results in a tissue or an organ that is identical to the DNA donor






36. The more common a trait becomes the more likely it will be selected against






37. Direct competition for mates with the same sex






38. Cells that can turn into other cells






39. Differences in appearances between the sexes






40. A subset of a population colonizes a new area






41. Choosing the sperm/egg/embryo that will produce the desired child depending on DNA(genes)






42. 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






43. All species on earth are fixed; no changes - no new species - no extinction






44. Takes the gene from a needed product - puts it into another organism (usually bacteria) and it will make duplicates of the product






45. Comparing an unknown sample of DNA to a known sample by using Gel Electrophoresis; used in crime scenes - paternity tests - and remains identification






46. The idea that characteristics can enhance an organisms survival






47. Sometimes different species share common ancestors






48. A group of interbreeding organisms living in the same place at the same time






49. Distribution of organisms related to evolution; different organisms play the same roles on different continents; island organisms resemble organisms on nearby mainland






50. The organism with the most advantageous traits will survive