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species | a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. |
mutation | the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA |
trait | a genetically determined characteristic. |
adaptation | a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment. |
generation time | generation time is the average time between two consecutive generations in the lineages of a population. |
fossil record | . A term used by paleontologists ( see paleontology ) to refer to the total number of fossils that have been discovered, as well as to the information derived from them. |
selective breeding | the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits |
natural selection | Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype. It is a key mechanism of evolution, the change in heritable traits of a population over time. |
evolution | the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth. |