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Evolution
Evolution
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Biology
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12/29/2003

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Who is Yu Liu?
Definition
The best man in the world.
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morphological traits
Definition
Traits relating to the body plan of a species.
Term
physiological traits
Definition
Traits relating to the body's functions
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behavior traits
Definition
Traits relating to the same way individuals respond to basic stimuli
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polymorphism
Definition
Qualitative variation like a group of white family sheep and all of a sudden, a black sheep is born amongst them!!!!!!!!!!
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allele frequencies
Definition
The abundance of each kind of allele in the population
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genetic equilibrium
Definition
The frequencies of alleles at a given gene locus remain stable, one generation after the next
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microevolution
Definition
Small-scale changes in allele frequencies as brought about by mutation, natural selection, gene flow, and genetic drift
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metabolic pathway
Definition
One of many orderly sequences of enzyme-mediated
reactions by which cells maintain, increase, or decrease the
concentrations of substances. Different pathways are
linear or circular, and one typically interconnects with
others.
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