Taxonomy
the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms
Binomial Nomenclature
the system of nomenclature in which two terms are used to denote a species of living organism, the first one indicating the genus and the second the species
Archae
Kingdom where a group of micro-organisms that are similar to, but evolutionarily distinct from bacteria
Diversity
all of the variety of life that exists on Earth
Taxa
a taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family, or class
Biogeography
the branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
Homology
similarities caused by shared ancestry between two structures or genes
Directional Selection
a mode of natural selection in which a single phenotype is favored, causing the allele frequency to continuously shift in one direction
Recombination
the rearrangement of genetic material, especially by crossing over in chromosomes or by the artificial joining of segments of DNA from different organisms
Phylogenetic
relating to the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms
Disruptive Selection
when the variance of a trait in the population increases
Cladogram
type of diagram that shows hypothetical relationships between groups of organisms
Artificial Selection
reproduction is controlled by humans
Gene Flow
the process of alleles moving from one population to another