3.1 4 New evidence for evolution

Question 1

the more mutations in the DNA of two individuals

Answer 1

the longer the time since they had a common ancestor

Question 2

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Answer 2

DNA begins to degrade immediately after death

rate at which different parts of DNA mutate can vary

Question 3

Fossil DNA and human evolution

Answer 3

compare dna of fossil evidence to our dna

Question 4

parasitic lice

Answer 4

head and body lice are related to chimpanzee lice

Question 5

ideal situation

Answer 5

evidence from traditional studies e.g. appearence,behaviour or fossil data and evidence from modern DNA and protein studies agree

Question 6

when an article is submitted to a journal

Answer 6

goes through a process of peer reviewing read by a number of experts to see if it was reliable .other scientist may carry out same or similar investigations so the conclusion can be validated

Question 7

scientific conferences

Answer 7

scienctists working in the same field get together to discuss ideas helps promote development of new techniques and challenge the validity of results