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Chapter 16- Section 3 Flashcards

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The first major advance beyond Darwin’s ideas which allowed for a genetic explanation of evolution

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Laws of Heredity

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Laws of Heredity

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The first major advance beyond Darwin’s ideas which allowed for a genetic explanation of evolution

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Modern synthesis

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Newer studies of fossils, anatomy, genetics, etc., weaved together

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Newer studies of fossils, anatomy, genetics, etc., weaved together

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Modern synthesis

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Micro evolution

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The change in genes in a population overtime

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The change in genes in a population overtime

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Micro evolution

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Macroevolution

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The appearance of a new species overtime

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The appearance of a new species overtime

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Macro evolution

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Speciation

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The formation of one or more species from a single species

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The formation of one or more species from a single species

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Speciation

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Isolation

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Occurs usually through geographical isolation, by distance or by an impassible barrier

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Occurs usually through geographical isolation, by distance or by an impassible barrier

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Isolation

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Genetic divergence

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Can no longer interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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Can no longer interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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Genetic divergence

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Migration

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The movement of individuals into, out of or between populations and can change the numbers and types of alleles in a population

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The movement of individuals into, out of or between populations and can change the numbers and types of alleles in a population

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Migration

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Mate choice

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If parents are limited or selective in mate choice, a limited set of traits will be passed on to the next generation

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If parents are limited or selective in mate choice, a limited set of traits will be passed on to the next generation

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Mate choice

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Mutation

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Any change in genetic material from one generation to the next and can add a new allele to a population

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Any change in genetic material from one generation to the next and can add a new allele to a population

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Mutation

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Genetic drift

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The random change of allele frequency in a population

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The random change of allele frequency in a population

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Genetic drift

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Convergent evolution

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The process by which unrelated species become more similar as they adapt to the same environment

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The process by which unrelated species become more similar as they adapt to the same environment

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Convergent evolution

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Coevolution

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The corresponding changes of two or more species in close association with one another

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The corresponding changes of two or more species in close association with one another

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Coevolution

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Adaptive radiation

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An evolutionary pattern where many species evolve from a single ancestral species

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An evolutionary pattern where many species evolve from a single ancestral species

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Adaptive radiation

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Extinction

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When all members of a species or particular lineage die off

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When all members of a species or particular lineage die off

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Extinction

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Gradualism

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The idea that evolution is a very slow, steady accumulation of genetic changes

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The idea that evolution is a very slow, steady accumulation of genetic changes

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Gradualism

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Punctuated equilibrium

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The opposing idea of gradualism; short periods of drastic change in species are separated by long periods of no change

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The opposing idea of gradualism; short periods of drastic change in species are separated by long periods of no change

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Punctuated equilibrium

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