Mechanisms of Evolution

EQUILLIBRIUM
GENEPOOL
GENESHUFFLING
GENETICDRIFT
GRADUALISM
ISOLATION
MUTATION
POLYGENICTRAITS
PUNCTUATED
RELATIVEFREQUENCY
REPRODUCTIVE
SPECIATION

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Word	X	Y	Direction
EQUILLIBRIUM	4	4	s
GENEPOOL	17	19	n
GENESHUFFLING	5	7	se
GENETICDRIFT	17	19	w
GRADUALISM	6	4	e
ISOLATION	8	8	e
MUTATION	12	6	e
POLYGENICTRAITS	5	5	s
PUNCTUATED	5	3	e
RELATIVEFREQUENCY	11	11	se
REPRODUCTIVE	3	3	s
SPECIATION	5	17	e