Reconstructing Evolutionary History Flashcards
1
Q
Molecular Clock
A
-A plot of nucleotide differences against divergence time estimated from the fossil record
-shows that the more different, the further away from the closet ancestor
2
Q
What does genetic distance help to understand
A
-the relationship between human & non-human primates
-early human & migration
3
Q
What is mtDNA(mitochondrial Eve)
A
-maternal mode of inheritance
-monitor evolution on a time scale of a few hundred thousand years rather than millions
4
Q
What do the global patterns of human genetic variation reflect?
A
-serial founder effects & isolation
