Transcript Mechanisms of evolution poster

YOU WILL BE WORKING IN PAIRS
• A’S AND B’S WILL BE CREATING A POSTER ON
BOTTLENECK EFFECT
• C’S AND D’S WILL BE CREATING A POSTER ON
FOUNDER EFFECT
TO START OUT…
• YOU WILL USE BEETLES FOR YOUR POSTER. YOUR
INITIAL POPULATION MUST INCLUDE
• 10 HOMOZYGOUS DOMINANT INDIVIDUALS
• 7 HETEROZYGOUS INDIVIDUALS
• 3 HOMOZYGOUS RECESSIVE INDIVIDUALS
• THE DOMINANT TRAIT IS BLUE BODY COLOR
• THE RECESSIVE TRAIT IS ORANGE/RED BODY
COLOR
WHAT NEEDS TO BE ON THE POSTER?
• NAME OF THE TYPE OF GENETIC DRIFT
• MUST SHOW INITIAL POPULATION
• DRAW AND COLOR ALL THE BEETLES
• MUST INCLUDE LABELING ALLELES FOR EACH BEETLE
• THE BOTTLE NECK OR FOUNDER EFFECT EVENT
• FOR EXAMPLE: SHOW THE EARTHQUAKE
• THE NEW POPULATION
• DRAW AND COLOR ALL THE BEETLES
• MUST INCLUDE LABELING ALLELES FOR EACH BEETLE
ONCE YOU FINISH THE POSTER
• NOW WRITE A STORY EXPLAINING WHAT IS
HAPPENING ON YOUR POSTER
• CALCULATE THE ALLELE FREQUENCY FOR THE
INITIAL POPULATION
• CALCULATE THE ALLELE FREQUENCY FOR THE
FINAL POPULATION
• HAS YOUR POPULATION EVOLVED? HOW DO
YOU KNOW?