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Fitness |
Describes how well an organism will survive and reproduce in its environment |
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Mutation |
Any change to any organism' s genetic material |
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How many ways are there to make mutation |
2 |
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What are the ways to create mutation |
Making an error in dividing cells Exposed to environmental factors( things bad for them in them in the environment) |
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Randomly |
Out of the ordinary |
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What type of cells can get passed on and effect the fitness of offsprings |
Sex cells |
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Gene |
A unit of genetic material that acts as instruction for specific protein/function |
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What happens during gene flow |
Individuals with new alleles move from one place to another |
Moving |
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Genetic drift |
Genetic variation of the population shrinks |
Less |
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Sexual selection |
Material selection of an organism' s ability to get the best mate |
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What does the fitness of the offspring depend on |
The fitness of the parents |
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Interaction |
The action between |
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Convolution |
Process of 2 species evolve in response to changes in each over other |
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