General Biology 2: Mechanisms of Change in Population
General Biology 2: Mechanisms of Change in Population
Module 4
Mechanisms of Change in
Population
General Biology 2
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Module 4: Mechanisms of Change in Population
First Edition, 2020
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that Produce Changes in Population.
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What I Need to Know
Good day learner! How are you doing? Have you ever watched the amazing
and exciting adventures of the “Teenage Mutant: Ninja Turtles”? or the sharp metal
claws of Logan, the shape-shifting ability of Mystique and the telekinetic power of
Charles on the very famous movie-series “X-men”?
Well, those strange and interesting movies are science-fictional or just based
on the imagination of their authors, where the characters have undergone into
genetic mutations which caused them to change, become powerful and different.
That being said, in reality, there are also changes on different species of different
populations of organisms, and that genetic mutation are also possible. Not as rapid
and dramatic as the movies though.
In this module, you will explore how do evolution work and what are the
underlying factors that cause changes on organisms. You will also learn how
environment and human activities can alter and initiate modifications on the genetic
level of organisms.
What I Know
Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
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2. Which of the following equation shows the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
A. p2+2pq+q2=1
B. p1+2pq+q2=1
C. p2+1pq+q2=1
D. p2+2pq+q1=1
3. If a certain species of bird travels from the Himalayas to the Amazon Rainforest
and starts to interbreed, what specific mechanism of change in a population is
this?
A. Mutation
B. Gene flow
C. Genetic drift
D. Recombination
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9. Which of the following occurs when migrating individuals interbreed with a
new population?
A. Gene flow
B. Genetic drift
C. Natural selection
D. Natural interbreeding
10. Which of the following occurs when a small group of individuals leaves a
population and establishes a new one in a geographically isolated region?
A. Gene flow
B. Genetic drift
C. Natural selection
D. Natural interbreeding
12. On the following choices below, which specific parameter is necessary in order
for genetic drift to occur?
A. The population must be large.
B. The population must be small.
C. The population must be savage.
D. The population must be under environmental stress.
14. In order for evolution to occur, the fittest individuals must do what?
A. Be sterile
B. Leave more offspring
C. Be better at obtaining food
D. Avoid predators more successfully
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Lesson
Mechanisms that Produces
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What’s In
On the previous semester, we have discussed about the process of meiosis and
how genetic variation is generated through this process, where independent assortment
mixes paternal and maternal chromosomes in the gametes and that crossing over leads
to new combination of alleles.
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What’s New
Directions: Observe the picture below and take note of the similarity and
differences of each dog.
You may have noticed that as the general term “Dog” says, doesn’t mean that
all dogs are the same. You might have heard dog breeds like Belgian malinois,
Labrador retriever, German shepherd, Shit Tzu, Chihuahua, Poodles, Bulldogs and
the likes. You might even have one or two of them and we call them dogs, but they
actually looks differently.
Another scenario, you might have asked this yourself before, “Why don’t you look
exactly like your mother? Or your Father? Look at your family picture and you’ll see that
each one of your family member is different or looks differently from the other. Even
identical twins has the slightest difference and is not completely the same.
What is It
Inside the classroom, you are aware that your classmates, just like you, are
considered to be on the same species, that is Homo sapiens, but everyone has different
faces, heights, and skin colors. Why do you think western people, the Caucasians, are
different from the people on Africa or the Asian people? What are these differences?
How did these differences took place?
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What are the different Mechanisms of Change in Population?
On our past lessons, we learned the significance of genetics in the theory of
evolution.
1. Mutation
2. Gene Flow
A result of migrating individuals that breed in a new location is gene flow. Genes
coming from the immigrants may add new alleles to the existing gene pool of the
population, or they may modify the allele frequencies already present if they come from
a population with different allele frequencies. Some events that lead to gene flow may
be in pollen or spores being disperse by air in a new location, animals hibernating and
transferring to a new locale due to changes in temperatures, or humans moving to new
cities or countries.
3. Recombination
Because of sexual reproduction, new gene combination are introduced into a
population; thus, it can be an important source of genetic variation. As what you might
already know, even siblings are not genetically identical to their parents or even to
each other because when organism reproduce sexually, some genetic“recombination” on
homologous chromosomes occur during meiosis, bringing together new combinations
of genes.
4. Genetic drift
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environment in a number of ways; we therefore should not be flabbergasted to see
biological species that try to adapt to these new conditions.
The Peppered Moth case forwarded by the biologist J.B.S. Haldane in 1924 is
an excellent example of Darwin’s Natural selection in action. The gene that controls
the color of the peppered moth occurs as two alleles, a melanic allele (black color),
and a mottled allele (pale color). Pale moths were dominant in the country side
around Manchester in the early 18th century.
However, the trees on which these moths are resting get disturbed, altered,
and were covered in black soot during Industrial Revolution. Pale mottled moths were
poorly camouflaged on the black tree trunks and especially eaten by birds as food. In
contrast, the black melanic moths were better in avoiding predation. Natural
selection acted against the mottled moths while the melanic moths were dominant.
However, there was one final twist. As the skies became cleaner in 20 th century, the
pale-colored moths returned and displace the melanic moths again.
If all the aforementioned criteria are met, two result will follow. First, allele
frequencies at a locus will stay constant from generation to generation. After one
generation of random mating, the genotype frequencies will stay the same. Stating the
Second result in the form of an equation produces the Hardy-Weinberg equation:
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The most important principle of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is that unless
some agents acts to change them, allele frequencies should not change to generation to
generation. More so, the equilibrium shows the distribution of genotypes to be
anticipated for a population at genetic equilibrium at any value p orq.
If the conditions set for the equilibrium to hold are not found in nature, why is
that necessary for such equilibrium to be considered important? This is simply because
the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium allows biologists to determine whether evolutionary
agents are already operating together with the probable agents (as evidence by the
pattern of nonconformity from the equilibrium).
What’s More
Directions: Based on the brief discussion above, identify whether the following
statements below are either TRUE or FALSE. Write your answer on
a separate sheet of paper.
1. Mutation can happen during mitosis.
2. Radiation, viruses and carcinogens are the only factors that can cause an
organism to mutate.
3. A new allele frequency of storks arises from a population because of an
immigrant male stork. This change in population is an example of gene flow.
4. Plants can’t experience gene flow.
5. Recombination of homologous chromosomes occur during meiosis.
6. Sexual reproduction is an important source of genetic variation.
7. The founder effect is when a few original individual settle in a new region, the
resulting population will not have all the alleles found among the members of the
populations.
8. Changes in the allele frequencies in a population due to random sampling is
called genetic pool.
9. Because of climate change, traits of some species changes and adapts as a
result of natural selection.
10. Cross-breeding of some chickens and pigs are examples of artificial selection.
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What I Have Learned
Directions: Read the paragraph carefully and identify the correct words that fit in
the given sentences in the box below. Write your answer on a separate
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What I Can Do
“Mapping Mechanisms”
Directions: Based on the discussions above, complete the Concept Map about the
different mechanisms of change in population. Copy the illustration and
write your answer on a separate sheet of paper. (Discuss briefly)
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Assessment
Directions: Read and understand the questions carefully. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
TEST A. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. At what level does evolution occur?
A. Cells
B. Ecosystem
C. Individuals
D. Populations
4. Which of the following occurs when allele and genotype frequencies do not
change from generation to generation?
A. Gene flow
B. Genetic drift
C. Natural selection
D. Handy-Weinberg Equilibrium
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7. In order for the genetic drift to occur, what is the necessary parameter?
A. The population must be large.
B. The population must be small.
C. The population must be sterile.
D. The population must be under environmental stress.
9. What should fittest individual must do in order for the evolution to occur?
A. Avoid predators more successfully
B. Be better at obtaining food
C. Leave more offspring
D. Must be sterile
TEST B. Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement
is incorrect. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
2. Radiation, viruses and carcinogens are some factors that can cause
an organism to mutate.
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9. Natural selection happens when organisms of a population tends to
adapt the change in environment.
Additional Activities
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