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tandem duplication


A duplication mutation
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patrilineal


Inherited from the father (e.g., the Y chromosome in mammals).
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amh


See
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chiasma


The cross-like structure formed by crossing over during meiosis
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cristae


Infolded internal membranes, such as those seen in mitochondria
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expected heterozygosity


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heterosis


The increase in fitness
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meiotic drive


Preferential movement of a chromosome during meiosis
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phylogeography


Inference of population history from the genealogy that connects genes
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polyphyletic


Describes a group of organisms or genes
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