B5.1.1 Flashcards
What is a phenotype
The appearance of an organism
What is variation
Differences within species
What is genetic variation
The genetic material you inherit from your parents
What is discontinuous variation
Variation characteristics that fall into distinct groups
What is continuous variation
Variation characteristics that can be any value between a minimum and maximum
What is the different causations of discontinuous variation and continuous variation
Discontinuous variation is caused by genetic variation whereas continuous variation is caused by both.
What are the graphs used to display continuous and discontinuous variation
Continuous variation - histograms are used
Discontinuous variation - bar charts are used