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Evolutionary Biology
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Study of the origin and descent of living things
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Evolution
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A change in heritable variation (genotypic and/or allelic frequency) of a population over time
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Microevolution
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Evolution that occurs over one generation.
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Macroevolution
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Evolution that occurs over millions of years
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Population
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Localized group of individuals capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring
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Allele
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Alternate versions of the same gene coding for different phenotypes
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Genotype
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The genetic make up of an organism
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Phenotype
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Traits of an organism that are physically expressed; determined by genotype
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