evolution of species

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  • Created on: 15-12-18 10:35
what is a mutation
a random change to genetic material
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what is the source of new alleles
spontaneous mutations
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mutations can be
neutral, advantageous, disadvantageous
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what can increase the rate of mutation
radiation and some chemicals
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why can alleles lead to animals being better adapted to their surroundings
because they lead to adaptations, variation in a population allows them to evolve over time
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when does natural selection occur
when there are selection pressures
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what happens in natural selection
the best adapted survives, passing on favourable alleles that confer the selective advantage
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what is speciation
the process in which a new species is formed
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when does speciation occur
when population is isolated by a isolation barrier
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what are the isolation barriers
geographical, ecological and behavioural
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what happens after part of a population is separated by an isolation barrier
different mutations occur in each sub population , leading to variation which is not shred between groups
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what happens after random mutations take place in each group
natural selection selects for different mutations due to different selection pressure in each group
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what happens after natural selection in speciation
over time, the two groups gene pools continue to be altered and a new species is evolved
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