ANTH 1001 : Anthro Test 1 Notes
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Microevolution: referring to small-scale adaptive changes within a population: happen within several generations, are typically found below the species level does not lead to new species, just a change of the same one. Macroevolution: large-scale adaptive changes that are recognized as having occurred at or above the species level: same as the processes of microevolution; scale is much larger. Deme: population; a community of individuals from which mates are selected: demes share a gene pool: all of the genetic information within the population. Hardy-weinberg equilibrium: referring to a mathematical equation that helps predict allele distribution for a particular trait in a population under ideal conditions. Ideal conditions include: infinitely large population where everyone has equal opportunity of mating, same number of offspring, no natural selection or mutation, etc: unlikely to occur; even if it did occur, it couldn"t stay that way for long. None of these work in isolation; complementary to each other and all work together.
