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Evolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| homology | characteristics in different organisms that are similar as they are inherited from a common ancestor with that characteristic |
| analogous characters | characteristics that are superficially similar but have separate evolutionary origins. Eg: bird and bats wings |
| differential reproductive success | Individuals with certain traits are more successful than others at surviving and reproducing in their environment |
| Where does genetic variation come from? | -Independent assortment of chromosomes in meiosis I -Crossing over of chromosomes -Mutation -Random fertilisation |
| selfish gene | theory that evolution is driven by the genes that want to be preserved |
| fitness | the ability for an individual to survive and reproduce |
| viability | probability of survival to reproductive age |
| fertility | average number of offspring per individual that survive to reproductive maturity |
| Absolute fitness | |
| relative fitness |