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- Gene flow [r]: The movement of genetic alleles from one population to another. If there is a low gene flow between two populations they may become distinct species. [e]
- Species [r]: A fundamental unit of biological classification - a set of individual organisms that produce fertile offspring. [e]
- Phylogenetic tree [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Evolution of cells [r]: The birth of cells marked the passage from pre-biotic chemistry to partitioned units resembling modern cells. [e]
- Germline [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Systems biology [r]: The study of biological systems as a whole [e]
- Origin of life [r]: How did self-replicating biochemistry and cells arise from the prebiotic world approximately four billion years ago? Aka abiogenesis. [e]
- Mitochondrion [r]: Structure, function, life cycle and evolutionary theories involving the origins and role of the mitochondrion. [e]
- Endosymbiont [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Endosymbiotic theory [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Integron [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Virus [r]: A microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism and cannot reproduce without the assistance of the cells it infects [e]
- Provirus [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Retrotransposon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Endogenous retrovirus [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Plasmid [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mobile DNA [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pilus [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Transgenic plant [r]: Add brief definition or description
