Diversity and Genetic Variation

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The number of chromosomes body cells have
Diploid
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Products of meiosis
four daughter cells
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The number of divisions in meiosis
Two
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One method of creating genetic variation in gametes
Crossing over
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One form of gene mutation
Deletion
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Failure of chromosomes to separate properly
Chromosome non-disjunction
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A ray of light that can be a mutagenic agent
UV radiation
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An event that causes a big reduction in a population
Genetic bottleneck
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A human example of the founder effect
The Amish
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Adaptations which are ways an organism acts to increase its chances of survival
Behavioural
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The study of the evolutionary history of groups of organisms
Phylogeny
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The science of classification
Taxonomy
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Another name for the binomial system
Nomenclature
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Products of meiosis

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four daughter cells

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The number of divisions in meiosis

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One method of creating genetic variation in gametes

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One form of gene mutation

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