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1
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sperm cells/ egg cells

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23 chromosomes

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somatic / body cells

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46 chromosomes 23 pairs

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3
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dominant charactistics

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the chartists that can be observed the appearance of the individual

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4
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genes

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are sections of DNA

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5
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recessive charactistic

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the charoctistsis that does not appear unless recessive alleles combine eg ff rr (small letters)

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6
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alleles

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variation of genes

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7
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homologous structures

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same basic structures

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8
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similar structures

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common ancestor

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9
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bases in DNA

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adenine A
thymine T
guanine G
cytosine C
form rings of rope ladder

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10
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evolution

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genetic changes in characterists over many generations

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11
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natural selection

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overproduction
variation
competition
selection

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12
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Charles Darwin

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theory of natural selection tortoises, finches

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13
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natural selection

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process where organisms best adapted to an environment will survive. black moth

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14
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heterozygous
heterozygus

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dominant and recessive allele present eg Hh

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15
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homozygous
homozygote

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both allies the same
HH or hh

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16
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embryology

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common ancestor eg gills to breath

17
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geographic distribution of species

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part of the 5 pieces of evidence for evolution