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adaption |
a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment |
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allopatric speciation |
speciation that occurs when biological populations of the same species become vicariant, or isolated from each other to an extent that prevents or interferes with genetic interchange.
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analogous structures |
various structures in different species having the same appearance, structure or function but have evolved separately, thus do not share common ancestor.
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artificial selection |
breeding of plants and animals to produce desirable traits
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behavioral isolation |
important evolutionary mechanism that helps members of the same species identify each other as proper mates
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bottleneck |
event that drastically reduces the size of a population.
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camouflage |
adaptation that allows animals to blend in with certain aspects of their environment.
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common descent |
group of organisms share a most recent common ancestor.
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embryology |
he branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth, and development of living organisms.
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evolution |
definition encompasses small-scale evolution (changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to the next) and large-scale evolution (the descent of different species from a common ancestor over many generations).
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