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A change in the genotype solely by chance effects.
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genetic drift
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A derived, evolutionary novelty
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apomorphy
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A feature that provides a particular function for an organism
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adaptation
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A feature that results in an increase in fitness (survival and reproductive ability)
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adaptation
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A group consisting of a common ancestor and all descendents
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monophyletic
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A group consisting of a common ancestor but not all descendents
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paraphyletic
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A measure of the relative contribution of a genotype to the next generation
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fitness
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A sequence of ancestral-descendent populations through space and time
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lineage/clade
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A taxonomic group
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taxon
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Agent or causative force resulting in selection.
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selective pressure
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Classification by evolutionary history
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phylogenetic
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Classification by overall similarity.
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phenetic
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Differential contribution of heritable variation to the next generation.
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natural selection
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Dude who published The Origin of Species.
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Darwin
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Evolution of deceptive resemblance in organisms.
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mimicry
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