PPT-Microevolution

Changing Allele Frequencies Evolution Evolution is defined as a change in the inherited characteristics of biological populations over successive generations Microevolution involves the change in allele frequencies that occur over time . Microevolution is a change in allele frequencies or genotype frequencies in a population over time. Genetic equilibrium in populations: the Hardy-Weinberg theorem. Microevolution is deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Macroevolution/Microevolution. Macroevolution- One g. roup of animals. evolves into another….due to . large. scale changes that take place over . long. . periods of time.. . Microevolution- . Small. DARWIN’S UNDERSTANDING VS. PRESENT DAY. How are inheritable traits passed?. How do variations appear?. Today’s understanding of genes, DNA, variation, and mutations is central to our understanding of how evolution works . Leonard Brand. Professor of Biology and Paleontology. Department of Earth and Biological Sciences. Loma Linda University. Goal of this talk:. Evaluate the current state of the evidence for the evolution of life forms by random mutation and natural selection. The Scale of . Evolution. Microevolution. Microevolution . occurs over a relatively short period of time within a population or species. The Grants observed this level of evolution in Darwin’s finches which will be discussed later in this lesson.. Evolution of one ancestral species to new distinct species. Happens over a long period of time (evidence relies on fossils). Relies on Microevolution. Changes in the gene pool of one species that gives rise to variation in one species.