UNI101Y1 Lecture : Definition

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8 Dec 2010

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UTSG

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University College Courses

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UNI101Y1

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Rick Salutin

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Definition of sexuality: gender identities, power, public/ private, religions/ values, reproduction/ pleasure, scientific vs. biological vs. cultural, censorship in art, fantasy, sub- cultures. I t is hard to talk about sex objectively when all the above are involved. Sex was only legitimate if it was for reproduction. However, freud brought the idea of a developmental psychology = sexuality changes over time, not constant. Freud comes up with the term libido which begins with hunger, needs an object and involves satisfaction for fulfillment. Instinct stays the same, natural, can"t be changed. Drive never stays the same, fulfilled in different ways, changes over time. Freud argued that children had sexuality too and that sexuality develops over time. It doesn"t just begin at puberty, the ability to reproduce does. Centers around the mouth and the pleasure that the child receives when they are being fed. Adult sexuality is based on child experiences.

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Popular Culture's Perceptions of Sexuality and Elderly people what examples of physiological,psychological,or social aspects of sexual development are conveyed? Explain.

The influence of sexual selection on development of characteristics to improve potential for mating highlights the essential process of __________________ for natural selection to cause change in populations.

Asexual reproduction: the first step to extinction
When species become asexual they could be taking the first stepto
extinction, say researchers who have been studying the geneticstructure
of Penicillium marneffei, an asexual fungus only found in parts ofsouthÂ
east Asia. Their research found that although P. marneffei sporeswere
able to spread over large distances on currents of air, they werenot able
to âinvadeâ the new environments in which they landed.
âWe believe the failure of P. marneffei to adapt to newenvironments is
because the fungus has largely dispensed with sexualreproduction.
Without sex, you will not have the mixing of genes it causes,something
all organisms need in order to be able to adapt to newenvironmentsâ, said
a member of the research team. Evolutionary theory predicts thatwhile
asexual organisms can initially prosper and out-compete theirsexual
cousins, they pay a price for being unable to adapt throughthe
recombination of genes caused by sexual reproduction.
DNA typing was used to show that different clones of the fungusare
found in different environments, and the researchers believe thatthe
adaptation of the fungus to these environments is limiting theirability to
adapt to other areas. They believe this is why P. marneffei isonly
endemic to a relatively small area of south-east Asia. Even thoughthe
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fungus makes spores which can spread over very large distances,the
researchers found that all the samples from any given locationwere
genetically very similar. This led them to the conclusion that thefungus
becomes highly adapted to its local environment, making ithighly
successful there, but stopping it spreading to other areas.
âBy being asexual, P. marneffei is not only limiting its ability toadapt, it
may be at risk of becoming extinct. If it is unable to adapt tonew
environments, it will be unable to adapt to changes in itscurrent
environment. While becoming asexual may provide short term
advantages to a species, in the long term, they are likely to endup in
evolutionâs ultimate dustbin â extinctionâ, concluded a member ofthe
research team

You should introduce your article by very briefly explaining thepurpose of
biological reproduction and touching upon the strategies used toachieve it, then
write your account using the following list as a guide to thepoints you should
discuss in your answer:
? How does asexual reproduction differ from sexual reproduction interms of
the biological processes involved and the genetic diversity andvariation of
the DNA produced?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of asexual andsexual
reproduction?
In terms of survival and adaptation, which reproduction strategy ismore
likely to allow a species to evolve rapidly (or to become extinct)?In your
answer briefly describe the two main mechanisms used to creategenetic
variation. Also, explain the factors and pressures that are likelyto drive the
process of adaptation.

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