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10.3 Gene pool and speciation

IB Syllabus Statements

Understandings:

  • A gene pool consists of all the genes and their different alleles, present in an interbreeding population.

  • Evolution requires that allele frequencies change with time in populations.

  • Reproductive isolation of populations can be temporal, behavioural or geographic.

  • Speciation due to divergence of isolated populations can be gradual.

  • Speciation can occur abruptly.

Applications and skills:

  • Application: Identifying examples of directional, stabilizing and disruptive selection.

  • Application: Speciation in the genus Allium by polyploidy.

  • Skill: Comparison of allele frequencies of geographically isolated populations.

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Species and Speciation

Types of Evolution

Polyploidy leads to speciation

Types of Natural Selection

Comparison of Allele Frequencies of Geographically Isolated Populations

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Topic 10.3 Gene pools and speciation SSaQ (Syllabus Statement as Questions)

  • How can polyploidy explain patterns of chromosome number in some genera?

  • Define gene pool.

  • Explain why evolution requires that allele frequencies change with time in populations.

  • Explain temporal, behavioral, and geographic reproductive isolations of populations.

  • Explain how speciation can be gradual or abrupt.

  • What is implied by punctuated equilibrium?

  • Outline how you would identify examples of directional, stabilizing, and disruptive selection.

  • Explain speciation in the genus Allium by polyploidy.

  • Explain how you would compare the allele frequencies of geographically isolated populations.

  • Outline the benefits of polyploidy in crop species.

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