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Lectures by Chris C. Romero, updated by Edward J. Zalisko
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Chapter 13
How Populations Evolve
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CHARLES DARWIN AND THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES• Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of
Natural Selection, November 24, 1859. • Darwin presented two main concepts:
– Life evolves – Change occurs as a result of “descent with
modification,” with natural selection as the mechanism.
– Natural selection is a process in which organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce than are individuals with other characteristics.
• Natural selection leads to:– A population (a group of individuals of the same
species living in the same place at the same time) changing over generations
– Evolutionary adaptation
• In one modern definition of evolution, the genetic composition of a population changes over time.
1809Lamarck
publisheshis theory
of evolution.
1830Lyell publishes
Principles of Geology.
1837Darwin begins analyzing his
specimens and writing hisnotebooks on the origin
of species. 1844Darwin writes his essayon the origin of species.1865
Mendel publishespapers on genetics.
1858Wallace sends an
account of histheory to Darwin.
1859Darwin publishesThe Origin of Species.
1809Charles Darwinis born.
1831–36Darwin travels
around the worldon the HMS Beagle.
Green sea turtle in theGalápagos Islands
1800
1870
Figure 13.2
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The Idea of Fixed Species• The Greek philosopher Aristotle held the belief that species are fixed and do not evolve.
• The Judeo-Christian culture fortified this idea with a literal interpretation of the Bible and suggested the Earth may only be 6,000 years old.
• Jean Baptiste Lamarck suggested that organisms evolved by the process of adaptation by the inheritance of acquired characteristics, now known to be incorrect.
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• Darwin, on his journey on the Beagle:– Collected thousands of fossil specimens – Observed various adaptations in different
organisms
• Darwin was intrigued by:– The geographic distribution of organisms on the
Galápagos Islands – Similarities between organisms in the Galápagos
and those in South America
Darwin in 1840
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Figure 13.3
A Trinidad tree mantid that mimics dead leaves
A flower mantid in Malaysia
A leaf mantid in Costa Rica
Figure 13.1
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EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION• We will examine five of the many lines of evidence in support of evolution:– The fossil record– Biogeography– Comparative anatomy– Comparative embryology– Molecular biology
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The Fossil Record• Fossils are:
– Imprints or remains of organisms that lived in the past
– Often found in sedimentary rocks
The fossil record:– Is the ordered sequence of fossils as they appear in
rock layers– Reveals the appearance of organisms in a historical
sequence– Fits the molecular and cellular evidence that
prokaryotes are the ancestors of all life
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Ice Man
The researchers analysed hair samples in excess of 5,000 years old using MALDITOF mass spectrometry. This allowed them to study patterns of peptides of fermented proteins present in the ancient hair and compare them with those of modern day animals.
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• Paleontologists:– Are scientists that study fossils – Have discovered many transitional forms that link
past and present
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Biogeography• Biogeography is the study of the geographic distribution of species that first suggested to Darwin that today’s organisms evolved from ancestral forms.
• One example is the distribution of marsupial mammals in Australia.
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Comparative Anatomy• Comparative anatomy
– Is the comparison of body structure between different species
– Confirms that evolution is a remodeling process
• Homology is:– The similarity in structures due to common
ancestry having the same anatomy but serve different functions.
– E.g.; Illustrated by the remodeling of the pattern of bones forming the forelimbs of mammals which are considered homologous structures.
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• Vestigial structures:– Are remnants of features that served important
functions in an organism’s ancestors – Now have only marginal, if any, importance. E.g.;
wisdom tooth, appendix, tail bone .
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Comparative Embryology• Early stages of embryo development in different animal species reveal additional homologous relationships.– For example, pharyngeal pouches appear on the
side of the embryo’s throat, which:– Develop into gill structures in fish – Form parts of voice box in humans
– Presence of the tail in all vertebrates
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Embryological evidence
Figure 16.9
Pharyngeal slits exist in these five vertebrate animals . . .
sea lamprey pond turtle chicken domestic cat human being
pharyngeal slits
. . . evidence that all five evolved from a common ancestor
Developmental biology ( embroyology)
Tail
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Molecular Biology• The hereditary and evolutionary background of an organism is documented in comparision done with :– DNA molecule and – The proteins encoded by the DNA
Percent of selected DNA sequencesthat match a chimpanzee’s DNA
Chimpanzee
100%96%92%
Human
Gibbon
Orangutan
Gorilla
Primate
Old Worldmonkey
Figure 13.10
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NATURAL SELECTION• Darwin noted the close relationship between adaptation to the environment and the origin of new species.
• The evolution of finches on the Galápagos Islands is an excellent example which have evolved over time because of their food habits.
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Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection• Darwin based his theory of natural selection on two key observations:– All species tend to produce excessive numbers of
offspring – Organisms vary, and much of this variation is
heritable
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• Observation 1: Overproduction– All species tend to produce excessive numbers.– This leads to a struggle for existence.
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• Observation 2: Individual variation– Variation exists among individuals in a
population.– Much of this variation is heritable.
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Natural Selection in Action• Examples of natural selection include:
– Pesticide-resistant insects– Antibiotic-resistant bacteria– Drug-resistant strains of HIV
Chromosome with geneconferring resistanceto pesticide
Reproduction
Survivors
Insecticide application
Figure 13.14-3
The Modern Synthesis: Darwinism Meets Genetics• The modern synthesis is the fusion of genetics with evolutionary biology. This aspect was not known during Darwin’s time.
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Populations as the Units of Evolution• A population is:– A group of individuals of the same species,
living in the same place, at the same time– The smallest biological unit that can evolve
(a) Two dense populations of
trees separated by a lake
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• The total collection of alleles in a population at any one time is the gene pool.
• When the relative frequency of alleles changes over a number of generations, evolution is occurring on its smallest scale, which is sometimes called microevolution.
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Sources of Genetic Variation• Genetic variation results from:
– Mutations, changes in the DNA of an organism– Sexual recombination, the shuffling of alleles
during meiosis
• Organisms with very short generation spans, such as bacteria, can evolve rapidly with mutations as the only source of genetic variation.
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MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION• The main causes of micro evolutionary change are:– Genetic drift– Gene flow– Natural selection
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Genetic Drift• Genetic drift is:
– A change in the gene pool of a small population– Due to chance
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The Bottleneck Effect• The bottleneck effect:
– Is an example of genetic drift – Results in a drastic reduction in population
size
Bottlenecking in a population usually reduces genetic variation because at least some alleles are likely to be lost from the
gene pool.Cheetahs appear to have experienced at least two
genetic bottlenecks in the past 10,000 years.
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The Founder Effect• The founder effect is likely when a few individuals colonize an isolated habitat and represent genetic drift in a new colony.
• The founder effect explains the relatively high frequency of certain inherited disorders among some small human populations.
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Gene Flow• Gene flow:
– Is genetic exchange with another population – Tends to reduce genetic differences between
populations
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Three General Outcomes of Natural Selection• Directional selection:– Shifts the phenotypic “curve” of a population – Selects in favor of one extreme phenotype
• Disruptive selection can lead to a balance between two or more contrasting phenotypic forms in a population.
• Stabilizing selection:– Favors intermediate phenotypes – Is the most common
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(a) Directional selection(b) Disruptive selection(c) Stabilizing selectionFigure 13.28
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Sexual Selection• Sexual dimorphism is:
– A distinction in appearance between males and females
– Sexual selection is a form of natural selection in which inherited characteristics determine mating preferences or combat.
Evolution Connection: The Genetics of the Sickle-Cell Allele• Sickle-cell disease:
– Is a genetic disorder – Affects about one out of every 400 African-
Americans
• Abnormally sickle shaped red blood cells cause painful and life-threatening complications. Heterozygous individuals for the sickle-cell allele:– Do not develop sickle-cell anemia – Are more resistant to malaria
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