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Microevolution
Main terms of the Microevolution study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Microevolution | Small scale changes in the frequency of genes within a few generations |
| Genes | The code for specific traits that appear in organisms |
| Gene pool | Collections of genes in a population |
| Genetic Bottleneck | An event that drastically decreases population and gene diversity |
| "Living Dead" | A term coined by scientists to identify species that have suffered a bottleneck event that could be wiped out in a second bottleneck event. |
| Mutation | Random 'mistakes' in a population(???) |
| Minimum viable population size | The smallest population size that a species can have and still sustain itself |
| Inbreeding |