Macro-evolution – Any evolutionary change at or above the level of species.
Meiosis – A process of cell division, during which the cell's genetic information, contained in the chromosomes, is mixed and divided into sex cells.
Mendelian Population – Any species in which all its members can reproduce only with one another and with no other species.
Mesolithic Era (Middle Stone Age) – An era about 13,000 years ago.
Metamorphosis – A process in which insects such as butterfly’s begin life as larvae and undergo a dramatic change to another form.
Micro-evolution – Evolution that occurs below the level of the species.
Mimicry – A protective adaptive strategy in which organisms stimulate traits of another species to deceive natural predators.
Miocene Epoch – A geological period that took place between 24 million and 5 million years ago.
Mitochondrial DNA – A form of DNA contained on a chromosome that is found in both sperm and eggs, but only passed to the offspring by the female.
Modern synthesis – An effort to reconcile Darwin theory of evolution based on natural selection with macro evolutionary theory based on genetic discoveries.
Molecular electrophoresis – A method of studying DNA by separating and purifying DNA or proteins in an electrical field.
Monkey Trial – The famous 1925 trail of high school teacher John Scopes, charged with violating a Tennessee statute against the teaching of evolution.
Morphology – The study of structure or systems of a body such as muscles or bones.
Mutation – Any alteration of the genetic information of an organism.
Meiosis – A process of cell division, during which the cell's genetic information, contained in the chromosomes, is mixed and divided into sex cells.
Mendelian Population – Any species in which all its members can reproduce only with one another and with no other species.
Mesolithic Era (Middle Stone Age) – An era about 13,000 years ago.
Metamorphosis – A process in which insects such as butterfly’s begin life as larvae and undergo a dramatic change to another form.
Micro-evolution – Evolution that occurs below the level of the species.
Mimicry – A protective adaptive strategy in which organisms stimulate traits of another species to deceive natural predators.
Miocene Epoch – A geological period that took place between 24 million and 5 million years ago.
Mitochondrial DNA – A form of DNA contained on a chromosome that is found in both sperm and eggs, but only passed to the offspring by the female.
Modern synthesis – An effort to reconcile Darwin theory of evolution based on natural selection with macro evolutionary theory based on genetic discoveries.
Molecular electrophoresis – A method of studying DNA by separating and purifying DNA or proteins in an electrical field.
Monkey Trial – The famous 1925 trail of high school teacher John Scopes, charged with violating a Tennessee statute against the teaching of evolution.
Morphology – The study of structure or systems of a body such as muscles or bones.
Mutation – Any alteration of the genetic information of an organism.