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ScienceEvolutionType
Science Types of Evolution
Question | Answer |
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Evolution | Change in inherited characteristics over time. |
Variation | Inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of the same species and results from a mutation in the organism's genes. |
Gradualism | Model describing evolution as a slow process by which one species changes into a new species through a continuing series of mutations and variations over time. |
Punctuated Equilibrium | Model describing the rapid evolution that occurs when mutation of a few genes results in a species suddenly changing into a new species. |