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	18	n
GENEPOOL	20	13	s
GENESHUFFLING	5	15	ne
GENETICDRIFT	17	3	s
GRADUALISM	17	3	w
ISOLATION	12	19	ne
MUTATION	8	3	w
POLYGENICTRAITS	5	17	n
PUNCTUATED	5	19	ne
RELATIVEFREQUENCY	11	11	ne
REPRODUCTIVE	3	19	e
SPECIATION	5	5	e