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Match each term with the correct statement below.
-Land and any structures permanently attached to the land.


Definitions:

Nonrandom Mating

A mating pattern in which individuals do not mate by chance, but rather according to their genotypes or phenotypes.

Inbreeding

The mating of closely related individuals, leading to an increase in the probability of offspring inheriting genetic disorders and reduced genetic diversity.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

A principle stating that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of evolutionary influences.

Stabilizing Selection

Outcome of natural selection in which extreme phenotypes are eliminated and the average phenotype is conserved.

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