Heredity

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Which of the following does NOT occur in natural selection?

• There is a variation in a population.
• The variation causes the formation of new genetic material.
• The variation is passed down from one generation to the next.
• The variation makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce.

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The variation causes the formation of new genetic material.

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The ratio of alleles in a population can change randomly over time in a process called

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genetic drift

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Occurs when two or more genes in different places on a chromosome or on different chromosomes interact to control a single character.

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polygenic inheritance

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An inherited trait that helps an animal survive to reproduce.

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adaptation

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Distinct group of organisms that God created to reproduce. (Broader term than “species”)

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kind

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This tool is a grid with letters, representing alleles, that is used to predict the likelihood of certain traits in offspring.

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Punnett Square

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An alternative version or form of a specific gene.

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allele

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Traits that appear in a hybrid.

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dominant

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A God-ordained process that occurs in the present and takes advantage of the variations within the kinds and works to preserve the genetic viability of the kinds. It is often used to support evolution, but it does NOT produce new "kinds".

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natural selection

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Some organisms grow up and have babies, but some die. Some have more babies than others. This causes certain characteristics to show up more in later generations. This happens completely randomly and unpredictably. What does this explain?

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genetic drift