Also see solifluction . This soil is common to high latitude tundra environments. The main identifying feature of this soil is a layer of permafrost within one meter of the soil surface. Organic material that allows organisms to pass on the inheritance of adaptations or traits. In most organisms these adaptations are coded through the organic molecule DNA .
New adaptations appear by way of mutations .
Gene Frequency Frequency of alleles at an individual or population level. Gene Pool Sum total of all the genes found in the individuals of the population of a particular species. Uses complex mathematical equations and physical relationships to determine a variety of climate variables in a three-dimensional grid. Generalist Species Species that can survive and tolerate a broad range of environmental conditions. Genetic Adaptation Changes in the genetic makeup of organisms of a species due to mutations that allow the species to reproduce and gain a competitive advantage under changed environmental conditions.