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12 Cards in this Set
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Biological Evolution
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A non random change in the frequency of an inherited character from one generation
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Biological Species
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Species are groups of interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups
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Natural Selection
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Differential survival and reproduction among individuals based on genotypes and phenotypes
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Fitness
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The ability to survive and reproduce
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Adaptation
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Inherited trait that is or has been the target of natural selection
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Jawless fishes
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Averse to all other vertebrates
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Dromaeosaurs
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Saurischian dinosaurs that birds evolved from
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Kin selection
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Strategies that help your genetic relatives survive, even if it reduces your fitness
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Is there a physical cost to reproduce?
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YES
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Logistic Model
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Fits the growth of real populations
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Stabilizing Selection
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Selection that favors negative assortment
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Directional Selection
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Selection that favors both homozygotes simultaneously
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