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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theory of evolution | The unifying theory of biology that posits that all living organisms evolved from a common ancestor. |
| 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. |
| Biological species concept | The definition of species as a population of organisms that have common characteristics and can successfully breed with each other. |
| Reproductively isolated | The inability of separate populations to interbreed. |
| Genus | A group of similar species. |
| Species epithet | The species name of an organism. |
| Binomial nomenclature | A system of naming species using two names, the first of which refers to the genus. |
| Phylogeny | The evolutionary history of a species or other taxon. |
| Phylogenetics | The study of evolutionary relationships. |
| Taxon | A group of organisms that share a common ancestry. |