Evidences of Evolution

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Evidences of Evolution

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• Microevolution
• Speciation
• Macroeveolution
• Common ancestry

Question 2

• is simply a change in gene frequency within a population
• can be observed over short periods of time,

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Microevolution

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Example of Microevolution

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• Between one generation and next (Evolution of antiviotic resistance)

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Evidences of Microevolution

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-Selective breeding
-Direct observation of natural populations
-Anatomy of living species

Question 5

The breeder examines the population every generation and chooses only individuals with the most desirable traits.

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Artificial selection

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is a useless or rudimentary version of a body part that has an important function in other, closely allied, species.

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Vestigal structure

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occurs when a group within a species separates from other members of its species and develops its own unique characteristics

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Speciation

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Evidences of Speciation

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• Evidence from laboratory experiement
• Evidence from natural populations

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generally refers to evolution above the species level.

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Macroeveolution

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Evidences of macroevolution

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• Fossil record - Transitional forms

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All life-forms are related.

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Common ancestry

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Evidences of common ancestry

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• Structural Homology
• Molecular homology

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the study of likeness

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Homology

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inherited fundamental design from a common lineage/ancestor

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Structural homology

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the case of shared flaws

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Molecular homology