Monthly Exam Of December 4 Flashcards
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In order for artificial—or natural—selection to occur, the trait must be heritable.
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Heritability
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The process by
which humans change a species by breeding it for certain traits is called .
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artificial selection
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is a mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptations produce more offspring on average than do other individuals.
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Natural selection
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is all the individuals of a species that live in an area.
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population
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What are the four main principles to the theory of natural selection:
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variation, overproduction, adaptation, and descent with modification.
