Homologous Structures
Embryonic Development
Methods Used to Get Data
Evolution
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The definition of a homologous structure
What are similar characteristics that are seen between organisms because of shared ancestry?
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The definition of an embryo
What is the earliest stage of development of an unborn or unhatched offspring
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Definition of genome mapping
What is used to calculate trends in chemical bases in DNA and able to test markers for diseases and illnesses
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The definition of evolution
What is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations which relies on the process of natural selection
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The father of geology
What is Georges Cuvier?
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An example of a homologous structure
What is the arm of a human and the wing of a bird
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A trait humans had in the embryo
What are gill slits and a tail?
200
Use of an MRI
What is a detailed image of the tissues and organs to see the physical changes
200
The father of evolution
What is Charles Darwin?
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The first person to discover a mechanism for evolution
What is Jean Baptiste Lamarck?
300
An example of a homologous structure?
What is the leg of a dog and the flipper of a dolphin?
300
A trait whales had in the embryo
What is whales develop teeth embryonically?
300
Things gene mapping finds
What is markers for illnesses/diseases and the evolution of species
300
The definition of a positive mutation
What is increases the reproductive success of an individual?
300
Lamarck's two principles
What is the principle of Use and Disuse and principle of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics?
400
Animals humans share embryonic features with
What are chickens, rabbits, fish?
400
Scientists presumed these two species share a common ancestor
What are fish and primates?
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Data collected for embryonic stages
What is to analyze, compare, and contrast the inclination of species?
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When two species' evolutionary paths are directly related or reliant on each other
What is Coevolution?
400
Bottleneck effect
What are ecological events that may reduce a population dramatically?
500
What homologous structures indicate
What is shared characteristics show evidence of a common ancestor?
500
One reason that embryos are difficult to tell apart
What is evidence of a shared ancestor and evolution from that ancestor causing similar features?
500
3 reasons why genome mapping is used?
What is a family history, concern from a doctor, hereditary/genetic info
500
A quote Theodosius Dobzhansky said
What is "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution"?
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An example of a Bottleneck Effect
What is the Northern Elephant Seals?