Biology GCSE
evolutionary change
What evolutionary change means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of evolutionary change
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Reference: OCR
A change in the inherited characteristics of a population over time, through a process of natural selection, which may result in the formation of new species.
Topics that use evolutionary change
- Natural selection and evolution (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- allele diversity
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- bacterial selection
- biodiversity conservation
- classification systems
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- differential survival
- DNA sequencing
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