Biology 1201A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dna Replication, Semiconservative Replication, Dna Clamp
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Evolution the main unifying concept in biology, explaining how the diversity of life on earth arose and how species change over time in response to changes in their abiotic and biotic environment. Biological evolution the process by which some individuals in a population experience changes in their dna and pass those modified instructions to their offspring. Natural theology a belief that knowledge of god may be acquired through the study of natural phenomena. Biogeography the study of the geographic distributions of pants and animals. Morphology (morphological species concept) the concept that all individuals of a species share measurable traits that distinguish them from individuals of other species. Vestigial structures an anatomical feature of living organisms that no longer retains its function. Catastrophism the theory that the earth has been affected by sudden, violent events that were sometime worldwide in scope. Homeobox a region of a homeotic gene that corresponds to an amino acid section of the homeodomain.
