ANT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Allopatric Speciation, Allele Frequency, Macroevolution
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Evolutionary process involving the formation of a new species. Groupings of organisms given a formal scientific name such as species, genus, family, etc. (singular is taxon) The study or systematic classification of types that have characteristics or traits in. Offspring produced from mating plants or animals from different species, varieties, or genotypes. A region in which genetically distinct populations come into contact and produce at least some offspring of mixed ancestry. For examples, each character is described in terms of its states, such as. Hair present or hair absent , where hair is the character and. A system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data that is used to reconstruct the (assumed) phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of groups of organisms. The classification of organisms based on their overall phenotypic similarities, regardless of their evolutionary relationships. Species formation that occurs following geographic isolation of populations. A branching diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships.
