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Changes in temperature, pH, and exposure to chemicals may lead to permanent changes in a protein’s shape leading to denaturation.

A ribosome is a complex macromolecule composed of structural and catalytic rRNAs, and many distinct polypeptides

Genetic drift refers to random changes in a population’s gene pool

The life cycle of an organism is the sequence of events in the development of said organism and the production of its gametes and, ultimately, its offspring

Germ cells are a specialized cell line that produces gametes

Macroevolution refers to broader scale evolutionary changes that scientists see over paleontological time

Divergent evolution is the process by which groups of organisms evolve in diverse directions from a common point

Reproductive isolation occurs when a species is reproductively isolated from other species; behavior, location, or physical barriers may cause this to happen

The observable traits expressed by an organism are referred to as its phenotype

Nonrandom mating produces changes in a population’s gene pool due to mate choice or other forces that cause individuals to mate with certain phenotypes more than others