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5130623693adaptationtrait that helps an organism be more suited to the environment0
5130623694naturaltype of selection that happens in nature. Environments select for a favorable phenotype.1
5130623695artificialtype of selection in which people breed animals with characteristics they desire2
5130623698gene poolthe alleles in a population3
5130623699p2homozygous dominant individuals in the hardy weinberg equation4
51306237002pqheterozygous individuals in the hardy weinberg equation5
5130623701q2recessive individuals in the hardy weinberg equation6
5130623702pdominant allele in the hardy weinberg equation7
5130623703qrecessive allele in the hardy weinberg equation8
5130623704natural slectiontheory that states that competition for resources results in different survival rates9
5130623705mutationprimary source of genetic diversity in organisms that produce asexually10
5130623706genetic driftchanges in allele frequency due to CHANCE11
5130623709stabilizing selection12
5130623710directional selection13
5130623711disruptive selection14
5130623712directionalselection when ONE extreme phenotype is favored15
5130623714disruptiveselection when the intermediate phenotypess selected against16
5130623717homologous structuresanatomical similarities inherited by a common ancestor17
5130623720allopatricspeciation that results from a geographic barrier18
5130623721sympatricspeciation that happens without a geographic barrier19
5130623722mechanical isolationtype of sympatric speciation in which the mating structures are incompatible20
5130623723gamete isolationtype of sympatric speciation in which the gametes cannot fuse21
5130623729postzygotic barrierstype of sympatric speciation in which there are barriers after zygote formation22
5130623730prezygotic barrierstype of sympatric speciation in which there are barriers before zygote formation23

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