match the following
adaptation
heritable trait
natural selection
allele frequency
gene flow
hardy-weinberg equilibrium
single nucleotide polymorphism
genotype
competitive adantage
niche
adaptive radiation
evoloution
resource partitioning
genetic drift
word bank:
process in which individuals that are better adapted to an environment survive better and reproduced more often
the introduction or removal of certain allelles from the gene pool of a populltion due to migration or exit of the population
a trait that gives the individual a survival advantage in a certain environment
a state in whichthe allele frequencies of a population remain unchanged from one generation to the next
the frequency with which a gene variant occurs in a given population
a mutation that only changes a single base in a sequence of dna
the alleles for a certain gene without an individual
change in the characteristics and or behavior of a species or population over time
results in different but related species from a single common ancestor
variation in the frequancy of genes in a population due to random chance events
a trait that can be passed down genetically from parent to offspring
- adaptation: a trait that gives the individual a survival advantage in a certain environment
- heritable trait: a trait that can be passed down genetically from parent to offspring
- natural selection: process in which individuals that are better adapted to an environment survive better and reproduce more often
- allele frequency: the frequency with which a gene variant occurs in a given population
- gene flow: the introduction or removal of certain alleles from the gene pool of a population due to migration or exit of the population
- hardy-weinberg equilibrium: a state in which the allele frequencies of a population remain unchanged from one generation to the next
- single nucleotide polymorphism: a mutation that only changes a single base in a sequence of DNA
- genotype: the alleles for a certain gene within an individual
- competitive advantage: a trait that gives the individual a survival advantage in a certain environment
- niche: the role and position of a species within its environment
- adaptive radiation: results in different but related species from a single common ancestor
- evolution: change in the characteristics and/or behavior of a species or population over time
- resource partitioning: variation in the frequency of genes in a population due to random chance events
- genetic drift: variation in the frequency of genes in a population due to random chance events