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PopulationGenetics
Set No. 6
Presentation MEDIA: Genetics & Evolution Series
Set 6: Population Genetics
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Presentation MEDIA
OHT Title OHT Title
1 Species
2 Populations
3 Gene Pool
4 Analysing a Gene Pool
5 Determining Allele Frequencies
6 Determining Genotype Frequencies
7 Changes in a Gene Pool 1
8 Changes in a Gene Pool 2
9 Changes in a Gene Pool 3
10 Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium: An Introduction
11 Conditions Required for Hardy-WeinbergEquilibrium
12 Derivation of the Hardy-Weinberg Equation
13 The Hardy-Weinberg Equation
14 How to Solve Hardy Weinberg Problems
15 Hardy-Weinberg Problem: A Worked Example
16 Changing Allele Frequencies
17 Mutations
18 Gene Flow
19 The Effect of Population Size
20 Genetic Drift
21 Genetic Drift Example 1
22 Genetic Drift Example 2
23 Genetic Drift Example 3
24 Genetic Drift Patterns
25 Population Bottlenecks 1
26 Population Bottlenecks 2
27 Population Bottleneck in Cheetahs
28 The Founder Effect 1
29 The Founder Effect 2
30 Natural Selection
31 Assortative Mating
32 Modes of Natural Selection
33 Stabilising Selection 1
34 Stabilising Selection 2
35 Stabilising Selection in Human Birth Weights
36 Directional Selection 1
37 Directional Selection 2
38 Natural Selection in Peppered Moths 1
39 Peppered Moths 2
40 Peppered Moths 3
41 Disruptive Selection 1
42 Disruptive Selection 2
43 Heterozygote Advantage
44 Sickle Cell and Malaria
45 Hybrid Vigor
46 Artificial Selection in Brassica
47 Artificial Selection in Dogs
Index to OHT Titles
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SpeciesA biological species is a grouping of organisms that caninterbreed and are reproductively isolated from (i.e.cannot breed with) other interbreeding groups.
Species are usually recognised on the basis of theirmorphology (size, shape, and appearance).
For example, there are over 200 species of turtles,which are different in appearance and do not interbreed:
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Fragmented Distribution Continuous DistributionExample: Some
frog speciesExample: Arctic tundra
plant species
PopulationsFrom a population genetics viewpoint:
1. A population comprises the total number of a speciesinhabiting a particular geographical area.
2. All members of a population have the potential tointeract with each other. This includes breeding.
Populations can be very large and occupy a large area,with fairly continuous distribution.
Populations may also be limited in their distribution andexist in isolated pockets or “islands”, cut off from otherpopulations of the same species.
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Individual with ahomozygousrecessive condition
Individual with aheterozygouscondition
Individual with ahomozygousdominant condition
Geographic boundaryof gene pool
A gene pool made up of 16 individual organismswith gene A, and where gene A has two alleles
Aa
AA
aaAA
Aa
aa
Aa
AA
Aa
aa AA
Aa
AA
aaAa
AA
Gene PoolDefinition of a Gene Pool: The sum total of all the genespresent in a population at any one time.
Not all the individuals will be breeding at a given time.
The population may have a distinct geographical boundary.
Each individual is a carrier of part of the total geneticcomplement of the population.
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AaAa Aaaa
AA Aa
AAAa
Analysing a Gene PoolBy determining the frequency of allele types (e.g. A and a)and genotypes (e.g. AA, Aa, and aa) it is possible todetermine the state of the gene pool.
The state of the gene pool will indicate if it is stable orundergoing change for some reason – an importantindicator that evolutionary events may be taking place.
There are twice the number of alleles for each gene asthere are individuals, since each individual has two alleles.
EXAMPLEThe small gene pool above consists of 8 individuals.
Each individual has 2 alleles for a single gene A, sothere are a total of 16 alleles in the population.
There are individuals with the following genotypes:
Homozygous dominant (AA)Heterozygous (Aa)Homozygous recessive (aa)
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AaAAaa
AA Aa
Aa
AaAa
AaAAaa
AA Aa
Aa
AaAa
DeterminingAllele Frequencies
Count up the respective numbers of dominant andrecessive alleles in the total population, regardless ofthe combinations in which they occur:
Convert these to percentages by:
Frequency of Dominant AlleleThere are 9 dominant alleles out of a total of 16:
A = 9/16 x 100= 56.25%
Frequency of Recessive AlleleThere are 7 recessive alleles out of a total of 16:
a = 7/16 x 100= 43.75%
No. of Dominant Alleles
Total No. of AllelesX 100
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AaAAaa
AA Aa
Aa
AaAa
AaAAaa
AA Aa
Aa
AaAa
AaAAaa
AA Aa
Aa
AaAa
DeterminingGenotype Frequencies
Count up the actual number of each genotype in thepopulation: homozygous dominant (AA), heterozygous(Aa) and homozygous recessive (aa).
Homozygous Dominant FrequencyThere are 2 homozygous dominantgenotypes out of a total of 8:
AA = 2/8 x 100= 25%
Heterozygous FrequencyThere are 5 heterozygous genotypesout of a total of 8:
Aa = 5/8 x 100= 62.5%
Homozygous Recessive FrequencyThere is 1 homozygous recessivegenotype out of a total of 8:
AA = 1/8 x 100= 12.5%
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Changes in a Gene Pool 1Phase 1: Initial Gene Pool
– In the gene pool below there are 25 individuals, eachpossessing two copies of a gene for a trait called A.
– This is the gene pool before changes occur:
AA
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Allele Types Allele Combinations
AA Aa aa
No.
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A a
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Changes in a Gene Pool 2Phase 2: Natural Selection
In the same gene pool, at a later time, two pale individuals died due to the poor fitness of their phenotype:
Two pale individuals died and therefore theiralleles are removed from the gene pool
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Allele Types Allele Combinations
AA Aa aa
No.
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7
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AA
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Changes in a Gene Pool 3Phase 3: Immigration/Emigration
At a still later time, one beetle joins the gene poolwhile another leaves:
Allele Types Allele Combinations
AA Aa aa
No.
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A a
29
63
17
37
8
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This individual is enteringthe population and will addits alleles to the gene pool
This individual is leavingthe population, removing itsalleles from the gene pool
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Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium:An Introduction
Populations are often stable (no phenotypic change)over many generations.
The stability of many populations over time wasexplained by two scientists:
G. Hardy an English mathematicianW. Weinberg a German physician
They formulated the Hardy-Weinberg law whichmathematically describes the frequency of alleles in asexually reproducing population.
It shows that no matter how many times alleles aresegregated by meiosis and recombined by fertilisationthe allele frequency remains constant generationafter generation – the alleles are just shuffled aboutwithin the breeding population.
The population is in genetic equilibriumand no change in allele frequencies occurs
over many generations.
The equilibrium is only maintained in the absence ofdestabilising events.
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Conditions Required forHardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is maintained ifall the following “stabilising” conditions are met:
Natural populations seldom meet all these requirementsand therefore allele frequencies will change.
A permanent change in the allele frequencies in apopulation is termed microevolution.
1. Large Population: The population size is large.
2. Random Mating: Every individual ofreproductive age has an equal chance of findinga mate.
3. No Emigration / Immigration: There is nomovement of individuals into or out of thepopulation – no gene flow.
4. No Selection Pressure: All genotypes havean equal chance of reproductive success – noselection pressure.
5. No Mutation: There is no mutation to introducenew alleles.
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Derivation of theHardy-Weinberg EquationThe Hardy-Weinberg equation is applied to populationswith a simple genetic situation: dominant and recessivealleles controlling a single trait.
The frequency of all of the dominant alleles (A) andrecessive alleles (a) equals the total genetic complement,and adds up to 1 or 100% of the alleles present.
p represents the frequency of allele A while q representsthe frequency of allele a in the population.
q
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p qPunnett Square
Frequency of allelecombination AA inthe population
Frequency of allelecombination aa inthe population
Frequency of allele combination Aa in thepopulation (add these together to get 2pq)
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The Hardy-Weinberg EquationThe Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium can be expressedmathematically by giving the frequency of all the alleletypes in the population:
Frequency ofAllele Types
Frequency ofAllele Combinations
Frequencyof allele: A
Frequencyof allele: a
Frequency of allelecombination: AA(homozygous dominant)
Frequency of allelecombination: Aa(heterozygous)
Frequency of allelecombination: aa(homozygous recessive)
(p + q)2 = p
2 + 2pq + q
2 = 1
The sum of all the allele types:A and a = 1 (or 100%)
The sum of all the allele combinations:AA, Aa and aa = 1 (or 100%)
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How to SolveHardy-Weinberg Problems
The following steps outline the procedure for solving aHardy-Weinberg problem:
1. Examine the question and determine what information you havebeen given about the population.
In most cases, it is the percentage or frequency of the recessivephenotype (q2) or the dominant phenotype (p2 2pq). These providethe only visible means of gathering data about the gene pool.
2. The first objective is to find out the value of p or q. If this is achieved,then every other value in the equation can be determined by simplecalculation. If necessary q2 can be obtained by calculating:
1 – frequency of the dominant phenotype
3. Take the square root of q2 to find q
4. Determine p by subtracting q from 1 (i.e. p = 1 – q)
5. Determine p2 by multiplying p by itself (i.e. p2 = p x p)
6. Determine 2pq by multiplying p times q times 2
7. Check your calculations by adding p2 + 2pq + q2 – these should
always equal 1.
Remember that all calculations must be carriedout using decimal fractions – NOT PERCENTAGES!
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Hardy-Weinberg Problem:A Worked Example
Approximately 70% of caucasian Americans can taste the chemical called P.T.C. (the dominant phenotype) while 30%are non-tasters (the recessive phenotype).
Data Provided:Frequency of the dominant phenotype p = 70% or 0.7Frequency of the recessive phenotype q = 30% or 0.3
Working
Recessive phenotype: q2 = 0.30therefore: q = 0.5477 (square root of 0.30)therefore: p = 0.4522 (1 – q = p)
(1 – 0.5477 = 0.4522)
Now use p and q in the equation to solve any unknown:
Homozygous Dominant: p2 = 0.2045 (0.4522 x 0.4522)Heterozygous: 2pq = 0.4953 (2 x 0.4522 x 0.5477)
The frequency of:(a) Homozygous recessive phenotype = q2 = 30%(b) Dominant allele = p = 45.2%
(c) Homozygous tasters = p2 = 20.5%(d) Heterozygous tasters = 2pq = 49.5%
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Changing Allele FrequenciesGene pools are subjected to a number of processesthat can alter the frequency of alleles for a gene:
1. Mutation2. Gene flow (immigration and emigration)3. Small population size and genetic drift4. Natural selection5. Non-random mating
Some of these processes cause random changes,others may be directional (i.e. they favour somealleles at the expense of others).
AA
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A'A
AA
AA
AA
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NaturalSelection
Emigration
Mutations
Immigration
GeographicalBarrier
MateSelection
Gene Flow
Boundary ofgene pool
AA
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Aa
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MutationsMutations are the source of all new alleles.
Mutations can therefore change the frequency ofexisting alleles by competing with them.
Recurrent spontaneous mutations may becomecommon in a population if they are not harmful andare not eliminated.
AA
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Aa
Aa
Aa
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AA
AA
AAAaAa
Aa
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In the graph below, a mutationcreates a new recessive allele: a'
The frequency of this new alleleincreases when environmentalconditions change, giving it acompetitive advantage over theother recessive allele: a
New recessiveallele
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Environmentalconditions change
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Gene FlowGene flow is the movement of genes into or out of apopulation: immigration and emigration.
A population may gain or lose alleles through gene flow.
Gene flow tends to reduce the differences betweenpopulations because the gene pools become more similar.
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Gene Flow
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Immigration intopopulation B Emigration out of
population B
Population A
Population B Population C
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Barriers to gene flow
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No Gene Flow
Population A
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The Effect of Population SizeLarge populations have more stable allele frequenciesbecause they have a greater reservoir of variability andare less affected by changes involving only a fewindividuals.
Small populations have fewer alleles to begin with andso the severity and speed of changes in the allelefrequencies are greater.
Endangered species with very low population numbersmay be subjected to severe and rapid allele changes.
Small Population
Large Population
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Genetic DriftNot all individuals, for various reasons, will be able tocontribute their genes to the next generation.
Genetic drift refers to random changes in allelefrequencies that occur in all populations, although havingthe most pronounced effects on small populations.
In small inbreeding populations, alleles may become:
1. Lost from the gene pool altogether(frequency becomes 0%)
2. Fixed as the only allele present in the gene pool (frequency becomes 100%)
Genetic drift is often a feature of small populations thatbecome isolated from the larger population gene pool (asfor example with island colonisers).
The next 3 OHTs show a hypothetical gene pool of a smallpopulation over three generations:
– For various reasons, not all individuals are contributingtheir alleles to the next generation.
– With the random loss of the alleles carried by theseindividuals, the allele frequency changes from onegeneration to the next.
– The change in frequency is ‘directionless’ as there is noselecting pressure.
– The allele combinations for each successive generation aredetermined by how many alleles of each type 'survive' andare passed on from the preceding one.
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Genetic Drift Example 1Generation 1: Two of the beetles fail to locate a matedue to the sparse distribution of the population.
There was no other reason for them not to find a mateand this factor alone prevented them from contributingtheir genes to the next generation.
An example may be the sparsely distributed individualsof the Siberian tiger population.
Fail to locate a mate dueto low population density
A = 16 (53%)a = 14 (47%)
AA
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AA AA
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Genetic Drift Example 2Generation 2: Another two beetles fail to breed becausethey could not find a mate due to low population density.
Two dark beetles were accidentally killed in a rock fall –this could equally have killed any beetle, it was not a testof the ‘fitness’ of the beetle’s phenotype.
The effect this had on the gene pool was to reduce thedominant allele frequency from 53% to 50%:
AA
AA
AA Aa
AaAa
Aa
Aa Aa
Aa
Aa
Aa aa
aa
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Fail to locate a mate dueto low population density
Killed in arock fall
A = 15 (50%)a = 15 (50%)
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Genetic Drift Example 3Generation 3: A dark beetle was blown out to sea byvery strong winds during a cyclone and died. Again thiswas not a true test of the ‘fitness’ of the phenotype butwas due to chance.
The effect on the gene pool was to further reduce thedominant allele frequency from 50% to 43%:
Killed in acyclone
A = 13 (43%)a = 17 (57%)
AA
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AA Aa
AaAa
Aa
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Genetic Drift PatternsBelow are displayed the changes in allele frequencies in acomputer simulation showing random genetic drift.
The breeding populations vary from 2,000 (top) to 20(bottom) and each simulation was run for 140 generations.
Large Gene Pool
Breeding Population = 2,000Fluctuations are minimalbecause large numbers ofindividuals buffer the populationagainst large changes in allelefrequencies
Small Gene Pool
Breeding Population = 200Fluctuations are more severebecause random changes ina few alleles cause a greaterpercentage change in allelefrequencies
Very Small Gene Pool
Breeding Population = 20Fluctuations are so extreme thatthe allele may become fixed(100%) or lost altogether (0%)
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Population Bottlenecks 1Populations may sometimes be reduced to low numbersthrough periods of seasonal climatic change, heavypredation or disease, or through catastrophic events such asvolcanic eruptions or other natural disasters.
As a result, only a small number of individuals remain in thegene pool to contribute their genes to the next generation.
The small sample that survives will often not be representativeof the original, larger gene pool, and the resulting allelefrequencies may be severely altered.
In addition to this ‘bottleneck’ effect, the small survivingpopulation is often affected by inbreeding and genetic drift.
Extinction Extinction Extinction Extinction Extinction Extinction
Only 2 descendentsof lineage B survivethe extinction event
The original gene pool is made up of the offspring ofmany lineages (family groups and sub-populations)
All present day descendents of the original gene pool tracetheir ancestry back to lineage B and therefore retain onlya small sample of genes present in the original gene pool
GeneticBottleneck
Lineage A Lineage CLineage B
Extinction event suchas a volcanic eruption
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Population Bottleneck:the population nearlybecomes extinct asnumbers plummet
Time
Large population withplenty of genetic diversity
Population grows to a largesize again, but has lostmuch of its genetic diversity
Population crashes to a verylow number and has lostmost of its genetic diversity
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Population Bottleneckin Cheetahs
The world population of cheetahs has declined in recentyears to fewer than 20,000.
Recent genetic analysis has found that the total cheetahpopulation has very little genetic diversity.
Cheetahs appear to have narrowly escaped extinction at theend of the last ice age: 10 – 20,000 years ago.
All modern cheetahs may have arisen from a singlesurviving litter – accounting for the lack of diversity.
At this time, 75% of all large mammals perished (includingmammoths, cave bears, and sabre-toothed tigers).
The lack of genetic variation has led to:
1. Sperm abnormalities
2. Decreased fecundity
3. High cub mortality
4. Sensitivity to disease
Since the genetic bottleneck, there has been insufficienttime for random mutations to produce new genetic variation.
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The Founder Effect 1Occasionally, a small number of individuals from apopulation may migrate away, or become isolated, fromtheir original population.
This colonising or ‘founder’ population will have a smalland probably non-representative sample of alleles fromthe parent population’s gene pool.
As a consequence of this founder effect, thecolonising population may evolve in a different directionthan the parent population.
Such small founder populations are subject to randomgenetic drift.
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The Founder Effect 2In this hypothetical population of beetles, a small randomly selected group is blownoffshore to a neighbouring island where they establish a breeding population.
Some individuals from the mainlandpopulation are carried at random tothe offshore island by natural forcessuch as strong winds
This population maynot have the sameallele frequencies asthe mainlandpopulation
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Natural SelectionPopulations of sexually reproducing organisms consist ofvaried individuals, with some variants leaving moreoffspring than others.
This differential success in reproduction is called naturalselection.
Natural selection acts on the phenotype of individuals inthe following way:
1. It eliminates or reduces the reproductive success of individuals with poorly-suited phenotypes (their alleles become less common in the gene pool).
2. It enhances the survival and reproductive success of individuals with well-suited phenotypes (their alleles become more common in the gene pool).
Natural selection therefore changes the composition of agene pool and increases the probability that favourablealleles will come together in the same individual.
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Assortative MatingRandom (non-assortative) mating allows all genotypes tohave an equal chance of reproductive success.
Individuals may deviate from this by:
1. Mating more often with close neighbours than with distant members of the population.
2. Choosing mates that are most like themselves.
The most extreme case is self-fertilisation in somespecies of plant.
Sometimes individuals may show random mating forsome alleles but not others.EXAMPLE: Humans exhibit assortative mating for racialfeatures, but mate randomly for blood types.
While assortative mating does not change the frequencyof alleles in the overall gene pool, it does cause the ratioof genotypes to depart from that of random mating.
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Modes of Natural SelectionNatural selection changes allele frequencies in populations,but it does not produce the “perfect organism”.
Rather than developing new phenotypes, it reduces thefrequency of phenotypes that are less suited to the prevailingconditions.
Traits (e.g. skin colour, height) that are under polygeniccontrol show quantitative variation in the phenotype. Naturalselection acts on this variation.
Natural selection may produce phenotypic change over time.The direction of this change will depend on the nature of theselection pressure. Selection may be:❑ Stabilising ❑ Directional ❑ Disruptive
These can be depicted with graphs that show how thefrequencies of different phenotypes change over time.
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Stabilising Selection 1Probably the most common trend in natural populations.
Stabilising selection favours the most commonphenotype as the best adapted.
Selection reduces variation by selecting against theextremes at each end of the range – the resulting bellshaped curve is narrower, about the same mean.
EXAMPLE: Human birth weights are maintained in the3-4 kg range by selection pressures at the extremes.
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Stabilising Selection 2Before selection (below) there is a broad range ofvariation in the population:
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After selection (below) and some generations laterthere is a reduction in the amount of variation:
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Selection inHuman Birth Weights
Stabilising selection against extremes in the birthweight range results in most births being between 3-4 kg.
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Directional Selection 1Most common during periods of environmental change.
Directional selection favours the phenotypes at oneextreme of a phenotypic range.
Selection reduces variation at one extreme of the rangewhile favouring variants at the other end – the resultingbell shaped curve shifts in the direction of selection.
EXAMPLE: Fossil evidence shows that the average sizeof black bears in Europe increased with each ice age,only to decrease again during the interglacials.
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Directional Selection 2Before selection (below) there is a broad range ofvariation in the population:
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After selection (below) and some generations laterthere is a reduction in variation at one extreme of therange while favouring variants at the other end.
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Natural Selectionin Peppered Moths 1
The peppered moth, Biston betularia, occurs in twoforms (or morphs):
The mottled grey form is well camouflaged against thelichen- covered bark of trees in unpolluted regions,making detection by predators more difficult.
The dark melanic forms are disadvantaged in suchenvironments as their body shape stands out againstthe background.
Melanic or carbonaria form ofthe peppered moth Biston betularia
Grey or mottled form ofthe peppered moth Biston betularia
With the onset of the Industrial Revolution in England,the air quality declined, killing off lichen and resulting ina marked increase in the frequency of the dark moths.
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Peppered Moths 2In the 1940s and 1950s, coal burning was still intensearound the industrial centres of Manchester and Liverpool.
During this time, melanic forms were still very dominant.
In the rural areas further south and west of these industrialcentres, the grey forms increased dramatically.
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Frequency ofPeppered Mothforms in 1950
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Peppered Moths 3With the decline of coal burning factories and the CleanAir Acts in cities, the air quality improved between 1960and 1980.
Sulphur dioxide and smoke levels dropped to a fractionof their previous levels.
This caused the relative numbers of melanic pepperedmoths to plummet.
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Disruptive Selection 1Occurs when environmental conditions are varied or whenthe environmental range of an organism is large.
Disruptive selection favours phenotypes at bothextremes of a phenotypic range over intermediatevariants. The bell shaped curve acquires two peaks (i.e.becomes bimodal).
This type of selection can lead to the formation of clinesor ecotypes (organisms of the same species that areslightly different in appearance), and polymorphism.
EXAMPLE: African swallow tail butterfly has developedthree different populations that are Batesian mimics ofother local distasteful butterfly species.
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Disruptive Selection 2Before selection (below) there is a broad range ofvariation in the population:
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After selection (below) and some generations laterindividuals at both extremes of a phenotypic range arefavoured over intermediate variants (2 peaks).
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Heterozygote AdvantageOften individuals that are heterozygous for a particulargene (Aa) are more common in the population than wouldbe predicted using Hardy-Weinberg laws.
This is because the heterozygous condition can have agreater fitness than either homozygote (AA or aa).
This is termed heterozygote advantage.Example: Sickle cell gene
The mutant allele for sickle cell disease producesabnormal haemoglobin. This causes deformation of thered blood cells, so that they are destroyed.
Heterozygotes (HbS,Hb) carry alleles for both sickle celland normal haemoglobin. This results in greater malariaresistance but only mild anaemia.
Homozygotes for normal haemoglobin (Hb,Hb) havegreater susceptibility to malaria – in regions where malariais prevalent, heterozygotes occur in greater numbers.
There is a good correlation between the incidence ofmalaria and regions where there is a high frequency of thesickle cell gene.
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HbS, HbMixture of normal andsickle red blood cells
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Sickle Cell Disease and Malaria
Frequency of Sickle Cell Gene (HbS)
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Hybrid VigourIndividuals that are heterozygous for a number ofdifferent genes often demonstrate hybrid vigour.
The hybrid offspring of two inbred organisms oftenshow greater fitness (better growth and productivity forexample) than either parent.
The reasons for hybrid vigour are not always clear:
Genes may affect more than one trait andheterozygotes may benefit from the effects of a numberof different interactions expressed in the phenotype.
EXAMPLE: Hybrid corn is valued for its highproductivity. It is produced by crossing inbred parentalstrains with a high degree of homozygosity.
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Artificial Selection in BrassicaDifferent parts of this plant have been developed byhuman selection to produce 6 separate vegetables withenormous visible differences.
All these vegetables form a single species and willinterbreed if allowed to flower (e.g. the new broccoflower).
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Artificial Selection in DogsThe dog was probably first domesticated at least 14,000years ago from a grey wolf ancestor.
Some 400 breeds have developed from this single wildspecies as a result of selective breeding by humans.
Grey WolfCanis lupus pallipes
Small wolf. Once commonthroughout Europe, Asia and,
North America which displayeda wide variety of coat coloration.
SheepdogCanis familiaris metris optimae
Originating in Europe, thisbreed has been used to guard
flocks from predators forthousands of years.
Wolf-likeCanis familiaris palustris
Found in snow covered habitatsin northern Europe, Asia (Siberia)
and North America (Alaska).
Pointer-TypeCanis familiaris intermediusProbably derived from thegreyhound breed for the
purpose of hunting small game.
GreyhoundCanis familiaris leineri
Drawings of this type on potterydated 8,000 years ago in theMiddle East, make this one of
the oldest.
Mastif-TypeCanis familiaris inostranzeviOriginally from Tibet, the firstrecords of this breed of doggo back to Neolithic times.