Natural Selection And Modern Genetics Flashcards
Population
Members of the same species that can live in the same geographical area
Species
A group of similar organisms that can make and produce fertile offspring
Gene pool
Total number of genes of every individual in a interbreeding population
Variation
The difference among organisms of the same species
Mutations
Random changes and genetic code ;may be helpful or harmful
Recombination
The process of forming a new allergic combinations and reproduction of offspring through the shuffling of genes
Adaption
A genetic variation that provides an organism with an advantage to survive and reproduce in its environment
Natural selection
Process by which individuals that are better adapted of the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species
Charles Darwin
Britches naturalist Who processed the theory of evolution by natural selection
Extinction
The disappearance of all members of this of a species from earth
Selective breeding
A form of artificial selection where a few organisms with desired traits are selected to serve as parents to produce offspring with these desired traits
Domesticated
A plant or animal that has been trained or adapted to live with and be of use to humans; not wild
Cloning
A laboratory technique that provides an organism that is genetically identical to the parent organism
Theory
An idea that is best explanation of many observation and helps to make new predictions
Hybridization
Process of combining different varieties of organisms to create a hybrid
