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Extinction and Fitness (biology)

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Difference between Extinction and Fitness (biology)

Extinction vs. Fitness (biology)

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species. Fitness (often denoted w or ω in population genetics models) is the quantitative representation of natural and sexual selection within evolutionary biology.

Similarities between Extinction and Fitness (biology)

Extinction and Fitness (biology) have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Charles Darwin, Evolution, Gene pool, Mutation, Natural selection, Sexual reproduction.

Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin, (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.

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Evolution

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

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Gene pool

The gene pool is the set of all genes, or genetic information, in any population, usually of a particular species.

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Mutation

In biology, a mutation is the permanent alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA or other genetic elements.

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Natural selection

Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.

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Sexual reproduction

Sexual reproduction is a form of reproduction where two morphologically distinct types of specialized reproductive cells called gametes fuse together, involving a female's large ovum (or egg) and a male's smaller sperm.

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Extinction and Fitness (biology) Comparison

Extinction has 263 relations, while Fitness (biology) has 47. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 1.94% = 6 / (263 + 47).

References

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