Evolution Vocabulary - Biology

1. Anatomical Homology

2. Analogous Structure

3. Ancestor

4. Biogeography

5. Developmental Homology

6. DNA Sequence

7. Embryo

8. Evolution

9. Molecular Homology

10. Native Species

11. Offspring

12. Phylogenetic

13. Cladogram

14. Dendrogram

15. Gene Flow

16. Genetic Drift

17. Population Stability

18. Punctuated Equilibrium

selection types: Directional, Disruptive, Stabilizing

19.  Spindle Diagram

Evolution Theory Notes: All organisms share a common ancestry. Earlier forms change into recent forms due to changes in DNA.

4 mechanisms of evolution are:

Genetic drift

gene flow

natural selection

mutations