Chromosome - physically separated file systems
Gene - file
Haploid Organisms - have a single set of chromosomes
Diploid Organisms - have a double set of similar chromosomes
Mutations - read/write errors
Recombination - (in haploid organisms) a process of mixing information which makes one chromosome out of a pair of similar chromosomes
Selection - defines how long an organism can live, and how much progeny it can make during its life in a given environment
Genotype - a full set of chromosomes or a full set of genes
Phenotype - features of an organism defined by its genotype