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These notes include in depth, detailed summaries, with visual diagrams and colour coding of the following topics: - Basic terminology - Causes of variation - Founder effect & divergent vs convergent evolution - Speciation (allopatric vs sympatric) - Reproductive isolation These notes are in the form of digital hand written notes. I used these notes personally when studying for my finals in Life Sciences - I obtained 100% for my portfolio assessments and 95% as my final mark (top 1% nationally).

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Formation of a New Species

, ~
~insuo
species


to
d
group of orgs that closely resemble each other/closely related + able to breed among themselves (but not wh
any other species) and produce

viable
offspring



·


population
- group of individuals of same species occupying a particular habitat




* natural selection only operates on variation in inherited characteristics


individuals in pop identical natural selection
Genetically
·

.
=
no



must be genetic variation = influences nature of
offspring- environ Conditions can select best adapted indivividuals
·

.




↳ Darwin didn't understand inheritance + thus couldn't prove his theory


Mendel's work published in his lifetime but he was unaware of them




~ou of mention ↑




sexual reproduction happen every Variation
-
all s time to allow max .




1) meiosis


of random of
rearrangement genetic material arrangement homologous chromosomes on equator
·
-




->
crossing-over when bivalents form

·



results in formation of new combo .
of alleles




2) chance fertilization


female fertilisation
genetic material from male gametes recombines
during
·

+



↳ no
choosing which male
gamete fuses =

variety of
genotypes in
offspring
↳ in
altered
genotypes may may not appear Phenotype




3) random
mating
female gamete (with particular genotype) equal fertilised the pop
has chance to be
by every male
gamete in
·




every .




↳ new set of created each time
Completely genes




Mutations


to
d
Sudden alteration in genetic make-up (genetic code) of an org




mutation
only gametic mutations relevant to inheritance - occur in gametes can give rise to
offspring with
·
=




↳ mutations be passed
germ-line
can on
in
eggs /sperm
: =




·

it : 1) changes in base Sequences of DNA -
main
way new alleles created = main source of genetic variation


2) whole chromosomes deleted/duplicated / entire chromosomal compliment multiplied -
polyploidy

beneficial in
small % =
evolutionarily =
result in change phenotype
·




↳ if mutation allows orgs to adapt better to new/unfavourable conditions =
survive + breed

↳ has
natural selection =

eventually whole pop .
new
genotype

species Formed
=
new

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