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The lineage that an organism, population, or species is descended from.
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Evolution from a common ancestor where populations evolve differently over time and become less similar.
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Change in the inherited characteristics of a population over many generations.
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An organisms ability to survive and produce viable offspring
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The study of heredity, genetic variation, and DNA.
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Structures within organisms that evolved from a similar structure within a common ancestor.
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The study of evolutionary relationships between organisms
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Differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype
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Evolutionary process through which populations evolve to become a distinct species
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Differences in characteristics among individuals within a species
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Formation of a new species due to geographic isolation
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Single population splits into distinct species while still in the same area
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Non-functional features in organisms which were fully functional to their ancestors
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Features in different species that share similar functions but evolved independently rather than from a common ancestor
