Inheritance Flashcards

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1
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Changes that happen overtime through natural selection

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Evolution

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2
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Product

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Phenotypic trait modeled by natural selection

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3
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Continuous Product

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Can be measured numerically

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4
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Product that cannot be measured numerically

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Discontinuous

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5
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Exaptation

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Developing secondary functions for their traits

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6
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Requirements for natural selection to occur

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  1. Phenotypic variations exist
  2. Phenotypic variations caused by genetics
  3. Phenotypic variations produce variations in some fitness components such as survival, mating success and is expressed in Differential Reproduction
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Differential Reproduction

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A Statistical analysis allowing to compare number of offspring of different species

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8
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Natural Selection

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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

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9
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Type of Variations

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Phenotypic and Genotypic

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10
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Phenotypic Variations

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Difference in observable characteristics due to interaction between genotype and environment

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Genotypic Variations

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Difference in genetic make up of the organism

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