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Biological Evolution
Term | Definition |
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homologous | similar in position, structure and function |
analogous | comparison of two things based on them being alike in some way |
evolution | the theory that all the kinds of living things that exist today developed from earlier types |
trait | an inherited characteristic |
ancestor | a person from whom one is descended and who lived several generations ago. |
paleontology | is the study of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. |
genetics | is the study of heredity, or how certain features pass from parents to their offspring, or young |
embryology | the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms |
anatomy | the study of the structure of living things- the parts that form a living thing |
heredity | the passing on of characteristics (as the color of the eyes or hair) from parents to offspring. |