evidence for evolution Flashcards

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how vestigal organs serve as evidence for evolution

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they provide strong evidence of common ancestry and can help us trace the evolutionary origin of the species with the vestigial structures.

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discuss how embryology provides evidence for the evolutionary relationships between species

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Embryos of different species have differences and similarities in structures up to a certain period during gestation.

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the significance of homologous structures such as the pentadactyl limb in demonstrating common ancestry

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Homologous structures provide evidence for common ancestry.
Throughout the tetrapods, the fundamental structures of pentadactyl limbs are the same, indicating that they originated from a common ancestor.

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