Hitchhiking

An important consequence of linkage disequilibrium is hitchhiking. This happens when an allele at  one locus spreads by natural selection acting on a second locus that is in linkage disequilibrium with  the first.

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Disruptive Natural selection

Disruptive selection favors the survival of individuals at both extremes of a range, rather than the  intermediate.

Increase variance in the population because select those phenotype which are away from mean.

It maintain balance polymorphism and maximum selection coefficient value.

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The Death of a Gene

When a gene is duplicated, the new copy is often dead-on arrival (lacks the regulatory elements). 

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WASp activation requires two signals (This type of two-signal input, called coincidence detection):

1. regulatory phospholipid PIP2

2. small GTP-binding protein Cdc42

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An atom has three parts: Proton carries positive charge, Electron carries negative charge, While Neutron carries no charge.

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Some other biologically active isoprenoid compounds or derivatives.