| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Vestigal Structure | Part of an organism that no longer functions |
| Analogous Structure | Structures closely related functions but do not derive from the same ancestral structural |
| Homologous Structure | Structures with a common evolutionary origin |
| Charles Darwin | This little known person wrote "The origin and the species" |
| Lamarck | This guy made the theory of acquired characteristics |
| Genetic Drift | A rare occurence in which there is a change in the frequency of certain alleles |
| Founder effect | when a small population breaks away to form another colony and a new species develops |
| Microevolution | A slight change in the genetic frequency of a population |
| Disruptive Selection | When genetics favor the two extremes of a population |
| Stabilizing Selection | When genetics favor the average of the two extremes |
| Directional Selection | When genetics favor one extreme of a population |
| Geographical Isolation | When a species is isolated by location |
| Temporal Isolation | When a species is separated due to time |
| Behavioral Isolation | When a species is separated based on behaviors |
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