7 Cards in this Set
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Biological Evolution
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any change in the inherited traits of a population that occurs from one generation to the next
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Lineage
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a chain of ancestors and their descendants
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Natural Selection
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a mechanism that can lead to evolution, whereby differential survival and reproduction of individuals cause some genetic types to replace (outcompete) others
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Homologous
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(characteristics) similar in two or more species because they are inherited from a common ancestor
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Synapomorphy
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a derived form of a trait that is shared by a group of related species
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Phylogeny
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a visual representation of the evolutionary history of populations, genes, or species
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Mutation
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any change to the genomic sequence of an organism
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Biology 280: Exam 1