Inheritance Flashcards
Changes that happen overtime through natural selection
Evolution
Product
Phenotypic trait modeled by natural selection
Continuous Product
Can be measured numerically
Product that cannot be measured numerically
Discontinuous
Exaptation
Developing secondary functions for their traits
Requirements for natural selection to occur
- Phenotypic variations exist
- Phenotypic variations caused by genetics
- Phenotypic variations produce variations in some fitness components such as survival, mating success and is expressed in Differential Reproduction
Differential Reproduction
A Statistical analysis allowing to compare number of offspring of different species
Natural Selection
Those with genetic traits better suited to the environment can look live long enough to produce offspring to pass their genes for favorable adaptation to the next generation
Type of Variations
Phenotypic and Genotypic
Phenotypic Variations
Difference in observable characteristics due to interaction between genotype and environment
Genotypic Variations
Difference in genetic make up of the organism