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Evolution vocabular

TermDefinition
Evolution the change in heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generation, driven by mechanisms like natural selection and genetic drift
Natural Selection the process where organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more more likely to survive , reproduce, and pass those advantageous trait to their offspring
Charles Darwin British biologist . geologist and naturalist
Adaptations a biologist process a literary / cinematic , creation , or a psychological adjustment
Population the total number of people or inhabitants in a specific area , such as a country , region , or the world
Homologous Structure Physical features in different organisms that have similar underlying anatomy because they were inherited from a common ancestor
Vestigial Structure biological remnants of a species ancestors that have lost most of all their original function
Divergent Evolution the process where closely related species accumulate differences over time leading to the formation of new species leading to the formation of new species from a common ancestor
Convergent Evolution the process where underrated organisms independently evolve similar environment pressures
Analogous Structure a feature In a different species that preforms a similar function but has different[ evolutionary origins and underlying structures
Embryology the scientific study of the development of an embryo from fertilization to bird
Inherited a trait or characteristic passed from parents offspring through genetic transmission
Acquired traits characteristics that develop during an
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