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Bio Anth 4040
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 4
02/20/2013

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Term
microevolution
Definition
evolution within a species: change in an allele frequency over time or across generations
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allele
Definition

a group of genes that are related to phenotypes of physical characterictics. a simplistically variant of a gene

 

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genes
Definition
causes the synthesis and provides the blueprint for the coding of proteins
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phenotype
Definition
physical characteristics/manifestations of the genotype
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evolution
Definition
based on phenotype in darwinistic view. the differential suvivorship based on genetic selection
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homozygote
Definition
individual that has 2 copies of the same allele of a particular gene (blood type B)
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heterozygote
Definition
1 copy of 2 different alles (blood type AB)
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