ANTHRBIO 166 Final: Final Exam Study Guide
30 Oct 2014
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Grammatical catagories shape how we think about the world. Variety of words for the same thing. Organization of all biological differences in the world. World destroyed by series of natural disasters which destroyed different species. All separate organisms uniquely created by god. Face of earth had changed by slow, gradual change; not by catastrophies. Different kinds of species have common ancestors. Organisms with more successful traits will produce at a greater rate. Get one allele for each trait from each parent. Can get different charactistics from each parent. Genes: area in a chromosome pair that determines a particular biological trait. Set of all genetic material in population in matching pairs. Adaptive benefit for longer nose in colder climates. Adaptive to provide more surface area to regulate body temperature. Melanin, sunlight, vitamin d and calcium production. Competing selective pressures keep alleles in balance. Micro-evolution: short-term revolutionary changes within a particular species. Macro-evolution: long-term revolutionary changes within a particular species.
