Biology 1001A Lecture 14:
29 Jan 2019
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Muller"s ratchet (rubies in the rubbish), lottery principle, and red queen principle sexual reproduction. Mutation is the only source of new alleles. Sexual reproduction allows us to create new combinations of those alleles. "reproducing sexually generates new multilocus combinations of alleles" Facultatively asexual- sometimes reproduce asexually sometimes reproduce sexua. Sexually reproducing species may be dioecious (separate sexes) or monoecious (hermaphrodites) Rose plants and some animals- every individual is simultaneously female and. Sequential hermaphrodites- express male and female function at separate tim lives. Individuals are born one sex and transition to another s of life ciple as benefits of xually and male times in their. Individuals are born one sex and transition to another. Hermaphrodite dilemma: when should an organism be male vs female. For males- modest increase correlation bw size and reproductive success. Be born as a male and when size increases transition to female (protan. Being born as a female and transitioning to male (protogyny)
