 | Term | Definition |
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species |
individuals in a given area which interbreed under natural selection |
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genetic drift |
evolution that happens due to chance processes |
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founder effect |
a type of genetic drift due to a small population |
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population bottleneck |
when a large population is drecreased so that there are only a few breeding pairs left |
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mutations |
change in DNA |
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migration |
the movement of a population from one place to anouther |
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kin selection |
selection by altruistic behavior: ex. honey bees |
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sexual selection |
selection by looks: ex. brightly colored birds |
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warning coloration |
shows not to eat it because of its coloring |
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mimicry |
selection where an animal mimics anouther to survive |
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reproductive isolation |
how speciation occurs: ex. galapagos finches |
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microbe |
small organism seen underneath a microscope |
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restriction enzymes |
cut DNA at it's palindromes |
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lysogenic cycle |
point where a virus is in its resting pahse |
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lytic cycle |
virus is reproduced and breaks open cell |
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genomic DNA |
codes for proteins in bacteria |
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eukaryotic cell |
true nucleus; membrane bound organelles |
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prokaryotic cell |
no true nucleus; no membrane organelles |
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constant regions |
the part of an antibody that stays the same |
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variable regions |
the part of an antibody that can change |
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Jenner |
vaccinations |
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Semmelweiss |
washrooms |
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Pasteur |
pasteurazation; spontanous generation |
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Koch |
postulates; tuberculosis vaccine |
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Lister |
sanitizing |
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Fleming |
antibiotics |
