Mechanisms of Evolution

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

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Word	X	Y	Direction
EQUILLIBRIUM	18	18	n
GENEPOOL	5	3	s
GENESHUFFLING	17	15	nw
GENETICDRIFT	5	3	e
GRADUALISM	20	19	n
ISOLATION	14	14	w
MUTATION	20	10	n
POLYGENICTRAITS	17	17	n
PUNCTUATED	17	19	w
RELATIVEFREQUENCY	11	11	nw
REPRODUCTIVE	19	19	n
SPECIATION	17	5	w