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How well an animal can survive and reproduce in its environment. |
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What is a population's gene pool? |
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all the genes, including all the different alleles for each gene, that are present in a population at any one time. |
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What does natural selection act upon? |
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random change in allele frequency caused by a series of chance accurrences that cause an allele to become more or less common in a population. |
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What conditions are necessary to maintain genetic equilibrium? |
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situation in which allele frequencies in a population remain the same. |
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difference in courtship rituals or other behaviors. |
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two populations are separated by geographic barriers. |
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two or more species reproduce at different times. |
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two populations can no longer inbreed. Results in the formation of a new species. |
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