evidence for evolution Flashcards
what is evolution
gradual change in species over time
leading to speciation
what is natural selection
process evolution occurs
what did darwin do
observed finches in glapogos
beaks different
realised food related
evidence for evolution (3)
fossils
comparative anatomy
comparative biochemistry
what did wallace do
study in malaysia and amazon
theory of evolution
peer reviewd with darwin
fossil evidence
change in anatomy of fossils over time
what is comparative anatomy
look at underlying structure
show divergent evolution
comparative biochemistry
compare aa sequence or dna sequence
aa sequencing of proteins
cytochrome c used in respiration
compare sequence aa in cytochrom c to see close relations
dna sequencing of proteins
change in dna caused by mutations
more different
less related
use rna aswell
dna better than aa as more stable and highlight silent mutations