Unit 5 terms

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Version of a gene for genetic diversity.
Allele
Uses constant decay of radioactive atoms to measure the age of material.
Radiometric Dating
Comparing base sequences of genetic material.
Comparative Sequence Analysis
Where lines on a phylogenetic tree meet, signifies a common ancestor between species/groups of organisms.
Node
Group of organisms that includes the ancestor and all descendants.
Clade
Remains of once living things.
Fossils
Way to show show ancestry of different organisms. Also known as a cladogram.
Phylogenetic Tree
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Can reproduce and have viable offspring. Same genome. Uses DNA sequences to confirm relationships between multiple types of these.
Species
Death of all members of a species.
Extinction
Shown as a truncated line on a phylogenetic tree.
Extinct Species
When there is enough evolution that individuals in different populations can no longer reproduce, and aren't the same species.
Speciation
Group of individuals in the same species that interbreed. Multiple of these are possible within a species.
Population
Anatomy or shape of the organism. Compares the shape of different organisms.
Comparative Morphology
Change in the frequency of an allele in a population.
Mutation
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