Restless Genes

the chance that something might happen in the future

One Thousand Years

a branch of knowledge

done in a way that causes a strong reaction

moving from place to place a lot

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

a change in the DNA sequence that can lead to changes in traits.

the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment.