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polymorphism
one of several forms of alleles
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microevolution
small changees within a species
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macroevolution
large, significant changes that produce a new species in a population
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exobiology
study of possible life outside of earth
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stromatolite
kind of layered rock produced by bacteria that deposit minerals they collect from sea water
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methanogens
methane producers
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hydrothermal vents
volcanic openings in sea floor
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symbiosis
relationship in which different types of organisms live together
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endosymbiont
organism that lives in its symbiotic partner
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paleontology
study of ancient things
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coevolution
evolution of interacting species in response to one another
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pseudogenes
unexpressed copies of functional genes
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ploidy
number of chromosome sets
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polyploid
cells that contain more than two copies of each chromosome
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tetraploid
cells have four copies of each chromosome
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