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_____________ organs, _____________ genes

Evolution by natural selection can create adaptation, that tangible sense of “designed for function”. But it is also an historical process – only works with existing variation, has a characteristic “makeshift” quality. _____________ organs, _____________ genes. “Panda’s thumb”.

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_____________ organs, _____________ genes

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  1. Evolution by natural selection can create adaptation, that tangible sense of “designed for function”

  2. But it is also an historical process – only works with existing variation, has a characteristic “makeshift” quality _____________ organs, _____________ genes

  3. “Panda’s thumb” The late evolutionary biologist Stephen J. Gould loved to dwell on this historical component of design in nature A favorite example – the “thumb” of the Giant Panda _____bone – radial sesamoid http://www.athro.com/evo/pthumb.html

  4. Kiwi egg Why would such a little bird have such a big egg? http://www.kamcom.co.nz/kiwi/index.html

  5. http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/Sampler1.htm Ratites: Ostrich, cassowary, moa (extinct) , rhea, emu, kiwi, tinamou

  6. Vas deferens George C. Williams’ favorite example Williams, G.C. 1992. Natural selection: domains, levels, and challenges. Oxford Press.

  7. My favorite example – why is the slime green??

  8. Recall that much of the energy in sunlight is in the _____________portion of the visible spectrum Does plant greenness relate to the use of this energy?

  9. Light energy is obtained by the absorption of photons (light “particles”) by PIGMENTS Photosynthetic pigment molecules include Chlorophyll a, b, c Carotenoids Phycobilins

  10. Each pigment has its own ______________ SPECTRUM The rate of photosynthesis is also a function of wavelength as a result of the pigments – __________ SPECTRUM

  11. So, plants use light in the visible range where most energy is, but there is a ____ in absorption in the green-yellow range. So that’s why plants are green – that light is __________, so it is reflected (so we see it). Ok, but this means lots of energy is ____________________?

  12. Maybe – a mistake? Historical accident? Some _____________ (photosynthetic bacteria) have _____________ 2,3 - chlorophyll a,b 4 - phycoerythrobilin 5 – beta-carotene If plants were fully utilizing sunlight, what color would they be? So, why the slime is green is still a mystery.

  13. So design by natural selection has a distinctive historical “signature” While many details of organisms in nature seem beautifully, exquisitely adapted for survival, they also need to be given a history - how did it get there? In fact, many details really don’t seem to make much “sense” without that history

  14. Extinction – loss of species – speciation _______diversity, extinction ________ it The fossil record documents the existence of many species that _________________

  15. Coelacanth Ginkgo Occasionally, a species known first from fossils has been found still existing. http://www.dinofish.com/ http://www.xs4all.nl/~kwanten/

  16. Tree of life has many aborted branches Canidae – dogs: many more ______ than ______ http://home.socal.rr.com/wangsong/CaniEvol/CaniEvol.html

  17. Horses (Equidae)

  18. 3.4 Extinction rates have been ________ over time, with occasional “_____” extinctions Often _________ is suspected Despite this, there have been long term _______ in measures of diversity

  19. Adaptive Radiation Speciation rates are ______ as well, especially within groups Adaptive radiation – “______” production of descendant species Probably a result of new adaptive “opportunity” 1. 2. 3.

  20. Adaptive radiation Classic island examples _________ finches http://www.rit.edu/~rhrsbi/GalapagosPages/DarwinFinch.html

  21. Sato et al. 2001

  22. ___________ honeycreepers Fleischer et al 1998

  23. Hawaiian ____________ California _______

  24. Adaptive radiation Mass extinctions followed by major biotic shifts 1. _________ extinction (250 MYA) Before -amphibians and ferns After – reptiles and gymnosperms 2. __________ extinction (65 MYA) Before – reptiles and gymnosperms After – mammals and angiosperms http://www.dinosaursinart.com/ http://gpc.edu/~pgore/images/mastodon.gif

  25. Adaptive radiation Adaptive innovations Large category, most important traits probably qualify (e.g., photosynthesis, nucleus, multicellularity, flowers…) “Cambrian explosion” – innovation? By 543 MYA – all extant animal phyla 38 body plans from 3 in 20MY

  26. Adaptive radiation Whales (Cetacea) Since <___MYA

  27. Whales (Cetacea) Tremendous diversification in a short time Where did they come from? http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/bionb424/students/ckr5/phylogeny.html

  28. Jean-Renaud Boisserie / UC Berkeley http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/IID2Understanding2.shtml Whales are _________ most closely related to the ___________, in the Artiodactyls, the even-toed ungulates. Horses and rhinos are Perissodactyls, odd-toed ungulates. What are the Archaeocetes?

  29. Archaeocetes Ambulocetidae 50 MYA Pakicetidae 50 MYA Remingtonocetidae 45 MYA Protocetidae http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/~wcrc/cetaceans/extinct/archaeocetes.html

  30. Archaeocetes Possible transitional whale fossil Basilosaurus 35 MYA

  31. Morphological reconstruction of the Cetacea phylogeny (no DNA for extinct taxa) http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/whales/archaeoceti.htm

  32. End Part 2 Whales are a striking example of how evolution can, relatively quickly, result not only in dramatic radiation, but extreme changes in phenotype. Consider: _______ are more closely related to _______ than to _______. What was the “force” that caused this?

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