Natural Selection Flashcards

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly.

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Nucleotide

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Are organic molecules that serve as the monomers, or subunits, of nucleic acids like DNA.

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Chargaff’s Rules

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States that DNA from any cell of all organisms should have a 1:1 ratio.

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4
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Watson and Crick

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The two twentieth-century biologists

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5
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Rosalind Franklin

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Was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer.

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6
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Mutations

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The action or process of mutating.

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7
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Adaptation

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Is a trait with a current functional role in the life of an organism

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Species

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A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable

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9
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Evolution

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The process by which different kinds of living organisms

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Fossils

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The remains of an organism.

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Fossil Record

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A historical sequence of life indicated.

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12
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Darwin

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Was an English naturalist and geologist

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13
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Trait

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A genetically determined characteristic.

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14
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Selective Breeding

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The human practice of breeding.

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15
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Natural Selection

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The process by which individuals

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16
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Generation Time

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The period between the birth.

17
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Speciation

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The formation of new species a type as a result of evolution.

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Primates

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A type of mammal characteristics

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Hominid

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A type of characteristics

20
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Homo sapiens

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The species of hominids that include modern humans.