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December 23, 2008 By Ivete (New York, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
A word list for those learning about evolution in school

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  1. adaptation
    the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
  2. anamorphism
    a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
  3. anamorphosis
    a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
  4. anthropogenesis
    the evolution or genesis of the human race
  5. anthropogeny
    the evolution or genesis of the human race
  6. biological process
    a process occurring in living organisms
  7. biology
    the science that studies living organisms
  8. Charles Darwin
    English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
  9. chromosome
    a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
  10. development
    a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
  11. devolution
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
  12. diversity
    noticeable heterogeneity
  13. DNA
    (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
  14. dominant gene
    gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical
  15. emergent evolution
    the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution
  16. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  17. evolution
    (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
  18. evolve
    undergo development or evolution
  19. fossil
    the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
  20. gene
    (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
  21. generation
    group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
  22. genetic marker
    a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies
  23. homeotic gene
    one the genes that are involved in embryologic development
  24. inherited
    occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
  25. linked genes
    any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together
  26. macroevolution
    evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
  27. microevolution
    evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies
  28. mutation
    a change or alteration in form or qualities
  29. natural selection
    a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
  30. offspring
    the immediate descendants of a person
  31. operator gene
    a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes
  32. organic process
    a process occurring in living organisms
  33. organism
    a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
  34. phylogenesis
    (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
  35. phylogeny
    (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
  36. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
  37. probability
    a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
  38. recessive gene
    gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
  39. regulatory gene
    a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene
  40. reproduction
    the act of making copies
  41. selection
    the act of choosing or selecting
  42. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
  43. speciation
    the evolution of a biological species
  44. species
    (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  45. survival
    a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
  46. theory of evolution
    (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
  47. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  48. transforming gene
    a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
  49. variation
    the process of varying or being varied
  50. X-linked gene
    a gene located on an X chromosome
  51. Y-linked gene
    a gene located on a Y chromosome