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10. Evolution
Mechanisms of evolution
Term | Definition |
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genetic drift | the random change in allele frequency in a population over time |
gene flow | the movement of genes from one population to another |
recombinant DNA | DNA molecules that are artificially created by combining DNA from different sources |
mutation | a change in the structure, order, or amount of the genetic material of an organism |
gene pool | the total set of genes, including all alleles, that are present in a population at any one point in time |
allelic frequency | proportion of one allele, compared with all the alleles for that trait, in the gene pool |
DNA sequence | the order of DNA bases in an organism's DNA |