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The geographic distribution of living things.
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biogeography
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The process by which species of living things undergo modification in successive generations, with such modification sometimes resulting in the formation of new, separate species.
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common descent with modification
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A process in which the differential adaptation of organisms to their environment selects those traits that will be passed on with greater frequency from one generation to the next.
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natural selection
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The unified evolutionary theory that resulted from the convergence of several lines of biological research between 1937 and 1950.
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modern synthesis
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A technique for determining the age of objects by measuring the decay of the radioactive elements within them. The age of fossils can be determined with this technique.
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radiometric dating
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The physical form of an organism.
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morphology
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The study of how animals develop from fertilization to birth.
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embryology
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In anatomy, having the same structure owing to inheritance from a common ancestor. Forelimb structures in whales, bats, cats, and gorillas are homologous.
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homologous
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