ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Human Genome Diversity Project, Human Genome Project, Mendelian Inheritance
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Goal was for the betterment of the human species by the selective breeding for favorable traits. Restriction of the propagation of undesirable heritable traits. Encouragement of breeding between individuals with desirable genetic traits. Polymorphism -a species with alternative forms (alleles) of particular genes. Polytypism - the study of differences between groups. Polymorphic species is divided into geographically dispersed populations. The expression on genetic variants in different frequencies in different populations of a species. Racial: examinations of biological differences among human groups. Racist: biological differences among human groups to reinforce social divisions. Bringing together of darwinian natural selection & mendelian genetics. Human diversity a result of microevolutionary forces acting on human gene pool. Human polymorphisms - traits that differ in expression between populations & individuals. Rflp (restriction fragment length polymorphisms: genetics of the individual. Increased rbc production (in moderate altitude: oxygen, ultraviolet light, infectious disease. Increased melanin production with greater sunlight exposure o o o o.
