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Shared characters
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One that two lineages have in common
2
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Sister species
A
Evolved from a common ancestor
3
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Morphological traits
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Physical appearance/structure/form
4
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Molecular phylogeny
A
Reconstructing relationships with DNA
5
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Founder population
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a type of genetic drift, occurring when a small group in a population splinters off from the original population and forms a new one
6
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Sexual dimorphism
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distinct difference in size or appearance between the sexes of an animal in addition to difference between the sexual organs themselves
7
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Genetic diversity
A
The biological variation that occurs within species
8
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Environmental niche
A
The role an organism plays in a community
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