Evolution

Evolution

Of or pertaining to the change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.

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Evolution

comparative biology

Archaeology; Evolution

The study of patterns among more than one species.

biogeography

Archaeology; Evolution

The study of patterns of geographical distribution of plants and animals across Earth, and the changes in those distributions over time.

population genetics

Archaeology; Evolution

The study of processes influencing gene frequencies.

morphology

Archaeology; Evolution

The study of the form, shape, and structure of organisms.

genomics

Archaeology; Evolution

The study that characterizes genes and the traits they encode.

fitness

Archaeology; Evolution

The success of an individual (or allele or genotype in a population) in surviving and reproducing, measured by that individual's (or allele's or genotype's) genetic contribution to the next ...