71-80 Flashcards
The passing of genetic material from parent to offspring.
Inheritance
A physical characteristics of an organism.
Phenotype
Any specific characteristic of an individual.
Trait
The formation of new and different sets of chromosomes or genes.
Recombination
The process that makes the sex cells by reducing the chromosome number in half.
Meiosis
The joining of male and female reproductive cells to produce a new organism.
Fertilization
The term for sex cell, egg or sperm.
Gamete
The descent with modification of organisms from common ancestors.
Biological evolution
The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully. (survival of the fittest)
Natural selection
The inherited traits that increases an organism’s chance of survival.
Adaptions
