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Details Title: Evolution Description: Evolution Total Flash Cards: 9 Created: 12/29/2003 21:31:22	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Who is Yu Liu? Definition The best man in the world. Term morphological traits Definition Traits relating to the body plan of a species. Term physiological traits Definition Traits relating to the body's functions Term behavior traits Definition Traits relating to the same way individuals respond to basic stimuli Term polymorphism Definition Qualitative variation like a group of white family sheep and all of a sudden, a black sheep is born amongst them!!!!!!!!!! Term allele frequencies Definition The abundance of each kind of allele in the population Term genetic equilibrium Definition The frequencies of alleles at a given gene locus remain stable, one generation after the next Term microevolution Definition Small-scale changes in allele frequencies as brought about by mutation, natural selection, gene flow, and genetic drift Term metabolic pathway Definition One of many orderly sequences of enzyme-mediated reactions by which cells maintain, increase, or decrease the concentrations of substances. Different pathways are linear or circular, and one typically interconnects with others.