Theory of Natural Selection Worksheet

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What is the process that results in the adaptation of an organism to its environment by means of selectively reproducing changes in its genotypye?
What is the process by which an animal or plant species becomes fitted to its environment?
What is the genetic constitution of an organism?
What tends to remain constant from generation to generation when disturbing factors are not present?
What is an alteration in the genetic material of a cell of a living organism or of a virus called?
What is the introduction of genetic material from one population of a species to another?
What is the whole number of inhabitant occupying an area and continually being modified by increases and losses called?
What is a change in the gene pool of a small population that takes place strictly by chance, also called genetic sampling error?
What is any one of two or more genes that may occur alternatively at a given site on a chromosome?
What is an organism with identical pairs of genes (or alleles) for a specific trait called?
What is an allele that acts neither as a dominant or recessive allele called?
What is the theory presented by Darwin that says the evolution of certain conspicuous physical traits in anmials may grant the possessors of these traits greater success in obtaining mates?

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