Search Results for: divergence
Divergence
Definition noun (evolutionary biology) The evolutionary process wherein a population of species diverge into two or more... Read More
A Look Into Natural Selection and its Mechanisms
Charles Darwin is credited with outlining the fundamentals of evolution. He was a smart and eager pupil and protégé,... Read More
Allopatric speciation
We can define speciation as a process by which the novel genetically independent group of organisms are formed through the... Read More
Sympatric speciation
Speciation is a process of evolution through which two different existing populations evolve and a distinct species form. It... Read More
Divergent evolution
Divergent evolution definition Divergent evolution refers to the process by which interbreeding species diverged into two... Read More
Convergence
Definition noun (evolutionary biology) The evolutionary process in which the organisms evolve bodily parts that are... Read More
Unified atomic mass unit
Definition noun, plural: unified atomic mass units One twelfth the mass of a neutral atom of the most abundant isotope of... Read More
Angiosperm
Angiosperms Definition What is an angiosperm? An angiosperm is a plant that produces flowers. The angiosperms, also... Read More
Ribonucleic acid
Ribonucleic Acid Definition noun (uncountable), ribonucleic acids ri·bo·nu·cle·ic ac·id, raɪboʊnjuːkliːɪk... Read More
Macroevolution
Definition noun, plural: macroevolutions Evolution happening on a large scale, e.g. at or above the level of a species, over... Read More
Peripatric speciation
Definition noun A speciation in which new species evolve in a sub-population that colonized a new habitat or niche within... Read More
Ribosomal ribonucleic acid
Definition noun plural: ribosomal ribonucleic acids ri•bo•so•mal ri•bo•nu•cle•ic ac•id, ˈraɪ... Read More
Neural Control Mechanisms
Nerve cells called neurons generate electric signals that pass from one end of the cell to another and release chemical... Read More
Blindness – Evolutionary regression? Maybe not!
The recent Netflix's hit flick, Bird Box, surely startled the viewers with the thrilling scenarios revolving around the... Read More