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DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 1

Figure 13.1C The voyage of the Beagle (1831–1836) Darwin in 1840 HMS Beagle in port Great Britain Europe Asia North America ATLANTIC OCEAN Africa PACIFIC OCEAN Equator PACIFIC OCEAN Galápagos Islands Pinta South America Marchena Genovesa Andes Santiago Equator Australia Daphne Islands Cape of Good Hope Figure 13.1C The voyage of the Beagle (1831–1836) Pinzón PACIFIC OCEAN Fernandina Isabela Santa Cruz Santa Fe San Cristobal Cape Horn Tasmania Tierra del Fuego New Zealand 40 km Florenza Española 40 miles 2

A sea voyage helped Darwin frame his theory of evolution During his voyage, Darwin Collected thousands of fossils and living plants and animals Noted their characteristics that made them well suited to diverse environments. and physical origins. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 3

A sea voyage helped Darwin frame his theory of evolution In 1859, Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, It presented a strong, logical explanation of descent with modification, or evolution by the mechanism of natural selection It noted that as organisms spread into various habitats over millions of years, they accumulated diverse adaptations that fit them to specific ways of life in these new environments. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 5

Darwin proposed natural selection as the mechanism of evolution Darwin discussed many examples of artificial selection, in which humans have modified species through selection and breeding. Lateral buds Terminal bud Flowers and stems Stem Leaves © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 6

Darwin proposed natural selection as the mechanism of evolution Darwin’s observations: organisms vary in many traits, (most inherited) and can produce more offspring than the environment can support. Darwin reasoned that Organisms with traits that increase their chance of surviving and reproducing in their environment tend to leave more offspring than others This unequal reproduction will lead to the accumulation of favorable traits in a population over generations. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 7

Figure 13.8 Variation within a species of Asian lady beetles (above) and within a species of garter snakes (right) 8

Darwin proposed natural selection as the mechanism of evolution There are three key points about evolution by natural selection that clarify this process. Individuals do not evolve and the smallest unit that can evolve is a population. Natural selection can amplify or diminish only heritable traits. Acquired characteristics cannot be passed on to offspring. Evolution is not goal directed and does not lead to perfection. Favorable traits vary as environments change. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 9

Scientists can observe natural selection in action Camouflage adaptations in insects © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 10

Scientists can observe natural selection in action Rosemary and Peter Grant have worked on Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos for over 30 years. They found that In wet years, small seeds are more abundant and small beaks are favored In dry years, large strong beaks are favored because all seeds are in short supply and birds must eat larger seeds. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 11

Scientists can observe natural selection in action Another example of natural selection in action is the evolution of pesticide resistance in insects. A new pesticide may kill 99% of the insect pests, but subsequent sprayings are less effective. Those insects that initially survived were fortunate enough to carry alleles that somehow enable them to resist the pesticide. When these resistant insects reproduce, the percentage of the population resistant to the pesticide increases. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 12

resistance to pesticide application Chromosome with allele conferring resistance to pesticide Figure 13.3B Evolution of pesticide resistance in an insect population Survivors Additional applications of the same pesticide will be less effective, and the frequency of resistant insects in the population will grow. 13

Scientists can observe natural selection in action These examples of evolutionary adaptation highlight two important points about natural selection. Natural selection is an editing process rather than a creative mechanism. Natural selection is contingent on time and place, favoring characteristics in a population that fit the current, local environment. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 14

The study of fossils provides strong evidence for evolution Darwin’s ideas about evolution also relied on the fossil record, the sequence in which fossils appear within strata (layers) of sedimentary rocks. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 15

Figure 13.4D Figure 13.4D A gallery of fossils: fossilized organic matter of a leaf 16

Many types of scientific evidence support the evolutionary view of life Biogeography, the geographic distribution of species, suggested to Darwin that organisms evolve from common ancestors. Darwin noted that Galápagos animals resembled species on the South American mainland more than they resembled animals on islands that were similar but much more distant. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 17

Many types of scientific evidence support the evolutionary view of life Comparative Anatomy Is the comparison of body structures in different species Illustrates that evolution is a remodeling process. Homology is the similarity in characteristics that result from common ancestry. Homologous structures have different functions but are structurally similar because of common ancestry. e would conclude that they had a “common heritage” or that one was derived from the other. © 2012 Pearson Edcation, Inc. 18

Humerus Radius Ulna Carpals Metacarpals Phalanges Human Cat Whale Bat Figure 13.5A Humerus Radius Ulna Carpals Metacarpals Figure 13.5A Homologous structures: vertebrate forelimbs Phalanges Human Cat Whale Bat 19

THE EVOLUTION OF POPULATIONS © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 20

Evolution occurs within populations A population is a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and interbreed. Populations may be isolated from one another (with little interbreeding). A gene pool is all copies of every type of allele at every locus in all members of the population. Microevolution is a change in the relative frequencies of alleles in a gene pool over time. We can measure evolution as a change in heritable traits in a population over generations. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 21

Mutation and sexual reproduction produce the genetic variation that makes evolution possible Mutations are changes in the nucleotide sequence of DNA and the ultimate source of new alleles. Sometimes mutant alleles improve the adaptation of an individual to its environment. more likely when the environment is changing such that mutations that were once disadvantageous are favorable under new conditions. The evolution of DDT-resistant houseflies is such an example. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 22

The Hardy-Weinberg equation can test whether a population is evolving Sexual reproduction alone does not lead to evolutionary change in a population. Although alleles are shuffled, the frequency of alleles and genotypes in the population does not change. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 23

The Hardy-Weinberg equation can test whether a population is evolving The Hardy-Weinberg principle states that Within a sexually reproducing, diploid population, allele and genotype frequencies will remain in equilibrium, unless outside forces act to change those frequencies. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 24

The Hardy-Weinberg equation can test whether a population is evolving For a population to remain in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for a specific trait, it must satisfy five conditions. There must be A very large population No gene flow between populations No mutations Random mating No natural selection © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 25

The Hardy-Weinberg equation can test whether a population is evolving Imagine that there are two alleles in a blue-footed booby population, W and w. W (for nonwebbed foot) is dominant to w (webbed foot). © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 26

Phenotypes Genotypes WW Ww ww Number of animals (total  500) 320 160 Genotype frequencies 320  0.64 160  0.32 20  0.04 500 500 500 Number of alleles in gene pool (total  1,000) 640 W 160 W  160 w 40 w Figure 13.9B Gene pool of the original population of imaginary blue-footed boobies Allele frequencies 800  0.8 W 200  0.2 w 1,000 1,000 27

The Hardy-Weinberg equation can test whether a population is evolving Consider the gene pool of a population of 500 boobies. 320 (64%) are homozygous dominant (WW). 160 (32%) are heterozygous (Ww). 20 (4%) are homozygous recessive (ww). p = 80% of alleles in the booby population are W. q = 20% of alleles in the booby population are w. remind students that the 2pq portion of the equation represents the heterozygotes. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 28

The Hardy-Weinberg equation can test whether a population is evolving The frequency of all three genotypes must be 100% or 1.0. p2 + 2pq + q2 = 100% = 1.0 homozygous dominant (p2) + heterozygous (2pq) + homozygous recessive (q2) = 100% © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 29

The Hardy-Weinberg equation can test whether a population is evolving What about the next generation of boobies? The probability that a booby sperm or egg carries W = 0.8 or 80%. The probability that a sperm or egg carries w = 0.2 or 20%. The genotype frequencies will remain constant generation after generation unless something acts to change the gene pool. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 30

Gametes reflect allele frequencies of parental gene pool. Sperm W w p  0.8 q  0.2 WW Ww p2  0.64 pq  0.16 W p  0.8 Eggs wW ww qp  0.16 q2  0.04 w q  0.2 Figure 13.9C Gene pool of next generation of imaginary boobies Next generation: Genotype frequencies 0.64 WW 0.32 Ww 0.04 ww Allele frequencies 0.8 W 0.2 w 31

The Hardy-Weinberg equation can test whether a population is evolving How could the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium be disrupted? Small populations could increase the chances that allele frequencies will fluctuate by chance. Individuals moving in or out of populations add or remove alleles. Mutations can change or delete alleles. Preferential mating can change the frequencies of homozygous and heterozygous genotypes. Unequal survival and reproductive success of individuals (natural selection) can alter allele frequencies. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 32

MECHANISMS OF MICROEVOLUTION © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 33

Natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow can cause microevolution The three main causes of evolutionary change are Natural selection Genetic drift Gene flow © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 34

Natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow can cause microevolution 1. Natural selection If individuals differ in their survival and reproductive success, natural selection will alter allele frequencies. Consider the imaginary booby population. Webbed boobies (ww) might be more successful at swimming, capture more fish, produce more offspring, and increase the frequency of the w allele in the gene pool. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 35

Natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow can cause microevolution 2. Genetic drift Genetic drift is a change in the gene pool of a population due to chance. In a small population, chance events may lead to the loss of genetic diversity. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 36

Natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow can cause microevolution 2. Genetic drift, continued The bottleneck effect leads to a loss of genetic diversity when a population is greatly reduced. For example, the greater prairie chicken once numbered in the millions (Illinois), but was reduced to about 50 birds by 1993. A survey comparing the DNA of the surviving chickens with DNA extracted from museum specimens dating back to the 1930s showed a loss of 30% of the alleles. 37

Original population Bottlenecking event Surviving population Figure 13.11A_s3 The bottleneck effect (step 3) Original population Bottlenecking event Surviving population 38

Natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow can cause microevolution 2. Genetic drift, continued Genetic drift also results from the founder effect, when a few individuals colonize a new habitat. A small group cannot adequately represent the genetic diversity in the ancestral population. The frequency of alleles will therefore be different between the old and new populations. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 39

Natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow can cause microevolution 3. Gene flow The movement of individuals or gametes/spores between populations and can alter allele frequencies in a population. To counteract the lack of genetic diversity in the remaining Illinois greater prairie chickens, researchers added 271 birds from neighboring states to the Illinois populations, which successfully introduced new alleles. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 40

Natural selection is the only mechanism that consistently leads to adaptive evolution Genetic drift, gene flow, and mutations could each result in microevolution, but only by chance could these events improve a population’s fit to its environment. Natural selection is a blend of chance (mutation & sexual reproduction) and sorting. Because of this sorting, only natural selection consistently leads to adaptive evolution. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 41

Natural selection is the only mechanism that consistently leads to adaptive evolution An individual’s relative fitness is the contribution it makes to the gene pool of the next generation relative to the contribution of other individuals. The fittest individuals are those that produce the largest number of viable, fertile offspring, thus passing on the most genes to the next generation. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 42

Natural selection can alter variation in a population in three ways Natural selection can affect the distribution of phenotypes in a population. Stabilizing selection favors intermediate phenotypes, acting against extreme phenotypes. Directional selection acts against individuals at one of the phenotypic extremes. Disruptive selection favors individuals at both extremes of the phenotypic range. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. 43

Phenotypes (fur color) Original population Frequency of individuals Phenotypes (fur color) Original population Evolved population Figure 13.13 Three possible effects of natural selection on a phenotypic character Stabilizing selection Directional selection Disruptive selection 44