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module 14 vocab

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show Darwin's term for the selective breeding of organisms selected for certain traits in order to produce offspring having those traits  
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show theory of evolution developed by Darwin, based on four ideas: excess reproduction, variations, inheritance, and the advantages of specific traits in an environment  
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show hereditary changes in groups of living organisms over time  
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show new feature that had not appeared in common ancestors  
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ancestral trait   show
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show anatomically similar structure inherited from a common ancestor  
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show reduced from of a functional structure that includes shared ancestry  
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show organism's early prebirth stage of development  
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show study of the distribution of plants and animals  
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show measure of a trait's relative contribution to the following generation  
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camouflage   show
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show morphological adaptions in which one species evolves to resemble another species for protection or other advantages  
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show states that allelic frequencies in populations stay the same unless they are affected by a factor that causes change  
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show random change in allelic frequencies in a population  
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show random effect that can occur when a small population settles in an area separated from the rest of the population and interbreeds, producing unique allelic variations  
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show process in which a large population declines in number, then rebounds  
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show most common form of natural selection in which organisms with extreme expressions of a trait are removed  
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show shift of a population toward an extreme version of a beneficial trait  
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show process in which individuals with average traits are removed, creating two populations with extreme traits  
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show change in the frequency of a trait based on competition for a mate  
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prezygotic isolating mechanism   show
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show factor that prevents a hybrid zygote from developing, or prevents hybrid offspring from reproducing; operates after fertilization  
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show occurs when a population divided by a geographic barrier evolves into tow or more populations unable to interbreed  
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show occurs when a species evolves into a new species in an area without a geographic barrier  
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show diversification of a species into a number of different species, often over a relatively short time span  
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gradualism   show
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punctuated equilibrium   show
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show  
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