patterns of inheritance Flashcards
1
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define speciation
A
formation of new species through evolution
2
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how does speciation occur
A
isolation of a population
different mutations produce different alleles advantageous to different selection pressures that are imposed on each population
3
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define allopatric speciation
A
different population of same species separated by geographical barrier
4
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define sympatic speciation
A
population doesn’t interbreed due to different biochemical or physical changes
(> diet)
5
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define adaptive radiation
A
where rapid organism diversification takes place
6
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