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Evolutionary Bio

This class was created by Brainscape user Clarissa Greis. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Clarissa Greis
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Decks in this class (16)

Phylogenetics
Terminal nodes 1,
Internal nodes 2,
Monophyletic group 3
19  cards
Natural Selection & Adaptation
Natural selection 1,
4 ways non adaptive traits can pe...,
3 ways to tell if a trait is adap...
12  cards
Genetical Theory
Mutation selection balance equati...,
What does p s indicate 2,
Origin of species was published in 3
35  cards
Quantitative Genetics
Breeder s equation 1 1,
Breeder s equation 2 2,
Environmental variance 3
23  cards
Geography
Cline 1,
Local selection pressure causes 2,
Rate of gene flow impacts 3
22  cards
Mutation & Variation
Intergenic 1,
Effects of synonymous mutations 2,
Effects of nonsynonymous mutations 3
24  cards
Drift
4 ne n 1,
Signifies 2,
N signifies 3
4  cards
Speciation
Theoretical species definition 1,
Why is defining a species difficu...,
Operational species definitions 3
26  cards
Sex and Evolution
Why does sex matter evolutionarily 1,
Genetic differentiation of sex ca...,
Environmental sex determination h...
19  cards
Fitness
Life history trade offs 1,
Life history variants can alter 2,
Semelparity 3
30  cards
Conflict, Cooperation, Coevolution
Cooperation 1,
Conflict 2,
Cheating cells 3
15  cards
Genes and Genomes
Natural variation in genome size ...,
More complex organisms tend to ha...,
Viral and bacteria genomes 3
25  cards
Evolutionary Development
Evolutionary constraints 1,
Butterfly eyespots 2,
Ontogeny 3
24  cards
Phylogenetics (More Complicated)
Why are we doing all this again 1,
What can we include in phylogenies 2,
Synapomorphies 3
19  cards
Human Evolution
Hominids 1,
African apes 2,
Hominins 3
21  cards
Major Transitions in Earth History
Life has 1 origin 1,
Origin of life 2,
Rna world 3
19  cards

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