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Recombinant Dna Technology

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






2. A subset of a population colonizes a new area






3. Selects for the middle and against the extremes






4. Change in alleles due to random chance






5. Mate choice; one sex chooses their mate






6. Cells that can turn into other cells






7. The organism with the most advantageous traits will survive






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






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






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






11. Forms that show how an organisms anatomy change over time






12. Results in a genetically identical inidvidual






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






14. Way more offspring are produced than by sexual reproduction






15. Recessive traits persistent to a certain population; recessive alleles hide from selection






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






17. Sexual partners chosen based on some characteristics






18. An accumulation of genetic charges over a certain amount of time






19. Sometimes different species share common ancestors






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






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






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


23. Closely related organisms have more similar DNA sequences and protein structures






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






25. Capable of asexual reproduction; most are not






26. 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






27. Selects for the extremes and against the middle






28. 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






29. 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






30. Directional selection - Disruptive selection - Stabalizing






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






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






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






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






35. A widely accepted idea with lots of evidence






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






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






38. 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






39. Traits that are neither advantageous nor disadvantageous; there is no selection






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






41. 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






42. Form of reproduction more used because it creates Variation






43. The movement of genes between two populations e.g. migration - immigration






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






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






46. 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






47. The idea that characteristics can enhance an organisms survival






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






49. 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






50. Another method designed to sort female sperm form male sperm; goes by size of sperm; females are bigger than male sperm