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Chapter 11 Terms

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gene pool   collection of alleles found in all of the individuals of a population  
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allele frequency   proportion of one allele, compared with all the other alleles for that trait, in the gene pool  
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normal distribution   distribution in a population in which allele frequency is highest near the mean range and decreases progressively toward each extreme end  
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microevolution   observable change in the allele frequencies of a population over a few generations  
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directional selection   pathway of natural selection in which one uncommon phenotype is selected over a more common phenotype  
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stabilizing selection   pathway of natural selection in which intermediate phenotypes are selected over phenotypes at both extremes  
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disruptive selection   pathway of natural selection in which two opposite, but equally uncommon, phenotypes are selected over the most common phenotype  
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gene flow   physical movement of alleles from one population to another  
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genetic drift   change in allele frequencies due to chance alone, occurring most commonly in small populations  
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bottleneck effect   genetic drift that results from an event that drastically reduces the size of a population  
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founder effect   genetic drift that occurs after a small number of individuals colonize a new area  
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sexual selection   selection in which certain traits enhance mating success; traits are, therefore, passed on to offspring  
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Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium   condition in which a population's allele frequencies for a given trait do not change from generation to generation  
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reproductive isolation   final stage in speciation in which members of isolated populations are no longer able to mate or no longer able to produce viable offspring  
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speciation   evolution of two or more species from one ancestral species  
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behavioral isolation   isolation between populations due to differences in courtship or mating behavior  
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geographic isolation   isolation between populations due to physical barriers  
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temporal isolation   isolation between populations due to barriers related to time, such as differences in mating periods or differences in the time of day that individuals are most active  
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convergent evolution   evolution toward similar characteristics  
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divergent evolution   evolution of one or more closely related species into different species; results from adaptations to different environmental conditions  
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coevolution   process in which two or more species evolve in response to changes in each other  
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extinction   elimination of a species from Earth  
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punctuated equilibrium   theory that states that speciation occurs suddenly and rapidly followed by long periods of very little change  
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adaptive radiation   process by which one species evolves and gives rise to many descendant species that occupy different ecological niches  
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