Mod 14 and 15

2. a trait that improves an individuals fitness
4. the genetic process by which one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome during reproductive cell division.
7. a physical location on the chromosomes within each cell of an organism
10. a set of traits expressed by an individual
11. a reduction in the genetic diversity of a population caused by a reduction in its size
13. the number of species in a given area.
15. evolution below the species level

1. a random change in the genetic code produced by a mistake in the copying process
3. the complete set of genes in an individual
5. evolution that gives rise to new species, genera, families, classes, or phyla
6. the process by which individuals move from one population to another and thereby alter the genetic compositions of both populations
8. an individuals ability to survive and reproduce
9. a change in the genetic composition of a population overtime as a result of random mating.
12. the death of the last number of a species
14. a change in the genetic composition of a population over time