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Chapter 6 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theory of Evolution | The unifying theory of biology that posits that all living organisms evolved from a common ancestor |
| Reproductive Isolation | The inability of separate populations to interbreed |
| Binomial Nomenclature | A system of naming species using two names, the first of which refers to the genus |
| Taxon | (pl. taxa) A group of organisms that share a common ancestry |
| Natural Selection | A mechanism of evolutionary change that results when individuals that are better adapted than others in meeting the challenges of the environment produce more offspring |
| Genus | A group of similar species |
| Phylogeny | The evolutionary history of a species or other taxon |
| Biological Species Concept | The definition of species as a population of organisms that have common characteristics and can successfully breed with each other |
| Species Epithet | The species name of an organism |
| Phylogenetics | The study of evolutionary relationships |