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