The Origin of Evolutionary Novelty

The numerous definitions of evolutionary novelties can generally

be divided into two categories. One emphasizes function, essentially
focusing on the origin of novel functional capabilities, such as flight or
vision, while the other definitions are structural, emphasizing the
developmental origin of novel body parts.

Is explaining the origin and divergence of the novel gene regulatory

networks that give morphological innovations their unique
developmental, and evolutionary identity.

Exaptation

-Also called preadaptation

- Adaptation of an existing structure for a completely different

purpose

-A structure that evolved in one context and later was adapted for
another function. Examples: feathers, light hollow bones in bird
Birds use them for flight but the first dinosaurs that had feathers used
them for insulation.
Genes that control development and evolutionary novelty
 Sometimes a few changes in the genome causes major
changes in the morphology.
 A system of regulatory genes coordinates activities of
structural genes to guide the rate and pattern of
development

 Allometric growth
 Heterochrony
 Paedomorphosis
 Homeosis
Allometric growth is how an organism's characteristics change according to its size.
 Tiger Salamander larva

Homeosis
The transformation of one body part into another, due to
mutations in or misexpression of specific
developmentally critical genes
These changes are the results of mutations in a set of
genes (homeosis)

The Origin of Evolutionary Novelty

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Submitted by: Kenu M Tejano

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Submitted to: Mr.Florencio Mahinay