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Homology |
Similarity in characteristics resulting from a shared ancestry |
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Morphological |
Species correctly placed in the same taxonomic category show anatomical similarities |
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Embryological |
Species placed in the same taxonomic category show developmental similarities |
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Genetic |
Species placed in the same taxonomic category show similarities in DNA RNA and protein |
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Vestigial traits |
A trait once useful to organisms but which has lost its function over evolutionary time |
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Genetic drift |
A change in allele frequency due to chance more likely to be significant in small populations |
Mechanism of evolution |
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Gene flow |
The gain or loss of alleles from a population by the movement of individuals or gametes into or out of the population |
Mechanism of evolution |
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Mutation |
New variations |
Mechanism of evolution |
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Natural selection |
Leads to adaptation. Better suited to environment |
Mechanism of evolution |
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Relative fitness |
The contribution an individual makes to the gene pool of the next generation relative to the contribution of other individuals in the population |
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