Week 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Principle of parsimony
A
When faced with multiple explanations for a phenomenon, the simplest explanation is usually correct.
2
Q
Homology
A
Similar sturctures/functions evolved from a common ancestor
3
Q
Analogy
A
Independent evolution of similar structures/functions
4
Q
King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti
A
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
5
Q
Cladistics
A
Analysis of homologous characters (ancestral & derived) among groups to determine evolutionary relationships
6
Q
What is on a typical phylogenetic tree?
A
Root, branch, node, taxon, terminal taxa
7
Q
Phylogenetic tree
A
Represents a hypothesis about evolutionary relationships
8
Q
The genome of an organism…
A
Includes all of the organisms DNA
