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Evolutionary Framework of Biology Flashcards

Johnson Lecture 1

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What is the Theory of Natural Selection?

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all organisms are variable and offspring is similar to parents b/c they inherit their parents’ features

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What are three pieces of evidence that support the theory of evolution?

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Fossil Record
Artificial Selection
Phylogenetic similarities

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List some examples of evolution

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bacteria to antibiotics (resistance)
insects to pesticides (resistance)

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What are some phylogenetic similarities?

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Morphology/anatomy
Vestigial organs
Comparative embryology
Comparative genetics/genomics

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