natural sellection Flashcards
a molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits
DNA
in a nucleic acid chain a subunit that consits of a sugar a phosphate and a nitrogenous base
nucleotide
a change in the base sequence of a gene or DNA molecule
mutation
all DNA from cells must have a 1:1 ratio
chargaff’s rule
they discovered DNA looks like a twisted ladder
wattson and crick
he helped to discover the shape of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
the act of adapting
adaptation
a group of living organisms
species
the making of a jugement
evaluation
is a remanes of a extinctspeicies
fossils
refers to the total number of fossils found
fossil record
an English naturalist and biologist
Charles Darwin
a distinguish quality of something
trait
the act of breeding certain species
selective breeding
when a species changes the phenotype to adapt to there habitat
natural selection