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Scatter: Evolution

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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Analogous StructureStructures closely related functions but do not derive from the same ancestral structural
Behavioral IsolationWhen a species is separated based on behaviors
Charles DarwinThis little known person wrote "The origin and the species"
Directional SelectionWhen genetics favor one extreme of a population
Disruptive SelectionWhen genetics favor the two extremes of a population
Founder effectwhen a small population breaks away to form another colony and a new species develops
Genetic DriftA rare occurence in which there is a change in the frequency of certain alleles
Geographical IsolationWhen a species is isolated by location
Homologous StructureStructures with a common evolutionary origin
LamarckThis guy made the theory of acquired characteristics
MicroevolutionA slight change in the genetic frequency of a population
Stabilizing SelectionWhen genetics favor the average of the two extremes
Temporal IsolationWhen a species is separated due to time
Vestigal StructurePart of an organism that no longer functions
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