Evidence of Evolution

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Scientists finding structure preserved in a rock or rock layer and observing them.

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Fossil Records

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Direct sequencing of genetic materials to determine common ancestry.

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Molecular Biology

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Similarities in the early stages of development in fishes, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

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Embryology

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Similarities in the bones of a horse’s front leg, bat’s wing, bird’s wing, and human arm but may vary in functions.

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Homologous Structure

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Birds having different shapes of beaks depending on their locations and the food they eat.

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Biogeography

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Preserved remains of animals and plants.

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Fossil Records

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What do honey possums and butterflies have in common when licking nectar from flowers?

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Analogous Structure

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Many organisms with similar characteristics distributed in different continents.

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Biogeography

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Comparing the gene for the human muscle protein to that of monkeys and chickens.

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Molecular Biology

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Distinguishing characteristics appearing as organisms continue to develop.

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Embryology