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| An Austrian monk who worked out laws of genetic inheritance in the 1800s |
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| Basic unit of genetic inheritance, contains the genetic code for an inheritable trait |
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| Structures in the cell nucleus that consist of strands of the molecule DNA |
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Combining Darwin’s theory (Natural Selection) with an understanding
of how genetic inheritance works |
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| A group of naturally interbreeding individuals belonging to the same species |
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| The 3D structure of the DNA molecule |
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| Adenine and Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine |
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| The always-paired bases found in DNA |
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| Building block of proteins, coded for by three pairs of bases |
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| The sequence in which bases are paired in DNA |
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| Determining the complete genome of our species |
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| Classifying life by naming organisms, and grouping together related organisms |
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| Determining biological relationships |
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| Branching diagram depicting phylogenetic relationships |
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| Unique, found only in one particular place |
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| Mountain parrot endemic to New Zealand |
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| Flightless bird endemic to NZ |
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| Giant flightless bird of NZ, now extinct |
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| Lizard-like reptile of NZ, only surviving member of its group |
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Refers to non-native species artificially brought into an area, may be very
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| Male reproductive structures unique to sharks |
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| Small gland in sharks used to remove excess salt from their bodies |
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| The ‘New Sharks’ – refers to living sharks & rays and their fossil relatives |
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| Top of the food chain predator, e.g. the Great White Shark |
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| Very destructive practice where sharks are killed only for their fins, to make soup |
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| Giant extinct fossil relative of the Great White Shark |
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| The small forms of life that live in-between sand grains on the beach |
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| The sum total of living things |
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| A geographic area that has a high percentage of endemic species |
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| A method of harvesting that ensures the resource is not dangerously depleted |
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Providing economic incentives for conserving biodiversity by using it as the basis
for tourism |
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Having birds lay two clutches of eggs, part of the strategy for saving the
California Condor |
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| The explosion at the beginning of our universe that started the universe expanding |
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| Panspermia (or Exogenesis) |
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| The idea that life on Earth was ‘seeded’ from outer space |
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| The philosophical idea that the simplest explanation is most likely to be correct |
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A mathematical progression where each number is the sum of the two
prior numbers: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. |
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A mathematical progression where each number is the sum of the two
prior numbers: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc. |
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Genes that control development of many parts of the body and the
basic body plan |
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| The area or structures controlled by a HOX gene – e.g., the development of fingers is controlled in one domain |
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