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What term describes the total collection of genes and alleles found in a population?
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Gene pool
Which principle states that acquired traits during an organism’s lifetime are not normally inherited genetically?
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Weismann barrier
What is the term for a trait that reduces in size or function because it has lost most of its ancestral role?
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Vestigial structure
Which genetic mechanism introduces new alleles into a population by changing DNA sequences?
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Mutation
What is the name of the evolutionary process by which a population becomes genetically different after prolonged separation?
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Divergence
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Which fossil bird from Germany had feathers, teeth, and a long bony tail?
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Archaeopteryx
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Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium
On which New York island did pirate William Kidd reportedly bury treasure in 1699?
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Gardiners Island
Which pirate captain commanded the Royal Fortune when he died in 1722?
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Bartholomew Roberts
At which African cape was pirate Bartholomew Roberts killed in 1722?
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Cape Lopez