Heredity/Adaptations Vocab Flashcard Inv. 2

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A trait that helps identify an organism.

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Characteristic

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Evolutionary tree diagram based on shared traits

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Cladogram

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An organism from the past related to all organisms in the group.

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common ancestor

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An organism related to one that lived earlier.

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Descendant

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Quality of being restricted in a model's information.

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limitations

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First organism related to all in the group

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Most recent common ancestor

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Belonging to the same group or family; connected by common ancestry.

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Related

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A group of organisms that can interbreed and pass on genes.

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species

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Range of expression of a trait in a population

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variation

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Specific expression of a feature in an organism; e.g., blue and green eyes for eye color.

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trait