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Hardy Weinberg EquilibriumWilhem Weinberg (1862 1937)Gregor MendelG. H. Hardy (1877 -1947)(1822-1884)Carol E. Lee, University of Wisconsin-MadisonCopyright 2020; do not upload without permissionLectures 4-12: Mechanisms of Evolution (Microevolution) Hardy Weinberg Principle (MendelianInheritance) Genetic Drift Mutation Sex: Recombination and Random Mating Epigenetic inheritance Natural SelectionThese are mechanisms acting WITHIN populations, hence called population genetics EXCEPT for epigenetic modifications, which act on individuals in a Lamarckian mannerEvolution acts through changes in allele frequencyat each generationLeads to averagechange in characteristic of the populationRecall from Previous LecturesDarwin s ObservationHOWEVER, Darwin did not understand how genetic variation was passed on from generation to generationRecall from Lecture on History of Evolutionary ThoughtDarwin s ObservationGregor Mendel, Father of Modern Genetics Mendel presented a mechanism for how traits got passed on Individuals pass alleles on to their offspring intact (the idea of particulate (genes) inheritance )Gregor Mendel(1822-1884)
Mathematical description of Mendelian inheritance Hardy-Weinberg Principle Godfrey H. Hardy (1877-1947) English Mathematician WilhemWeinberg (1862 –1937) German obstetrician-gynecologist Jeremy Irons playing GH Hardy in the film “The Man Who Knew Infinity” ↓
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