Chapter 14 Flashcards: Evolution and Natural Selection
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process in which organisms with certain inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce than others
natural selection
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inherited traits of an organism that enhance its survival and reproduction in specific environments
adaptation
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structures of related species that are similar because of common ancestry
homologous structures
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evolution of superficially similar structures due to parallel adaptations to similar environments
convergent evolution
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dating evolutionary divergences assuming a constant rate of changes in DNA sequences
molecular clock