Natural Selection / Evolution Vocab

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Change in heritable traits in a population over generations.

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Evolution

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Traits passed from parents to offspring.

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Heritable traits

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Random change in DNA nucleotide sequence; may or may not affect organism.

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Mutation

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Children differ from parents in appearance and behavior.

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Descent with Modification

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All things in life are related.

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Common Descent

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Organisms with traits best suited for survival pass on their genes.

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Natural Selection

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Intentional breeding of organisms for desirable traits.

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Selective Breeding

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Environmental change favoring one trait.

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Selective Pressure

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Change that boosts an organism's survival chances, caused by mutations.

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Adaptation

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Ability of an organism to reproduce and pass on genes.

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Fitness