Evidence of Evolution

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DNA Sequencing

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determining the precise order of nucleotides to compare the genetic codes of different species

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Model Organism

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organisms used to study human diseases

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Homologous structures

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features found in different organisms that share structural similarities but may have very different functions

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Divergent evolution

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when species with a common ancestor change more over time to better survive environment.

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Analogous structures

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structures that perform a similar function but are not similar in origin

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Convergent evolution

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unrelated species develop similar characteristics over time

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Vestigial structures

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remnants of once-important structures that have slowly lost all or most of their function

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Uniformitarianism

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changes in the Earth’s crust happen at a constant rate over time

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Fossil

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preserved remains of an organism

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Analogous structures arise from ____________ evolution

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convergent