amino acid sequencing

Determining the order of amino acids in a protein molecule.

Structures in different species that have similar functions but evolved independently, often due to similar environmental pressures.

The study of the structure and organization of living organisms.

Evidence of evolutionary relationships based on similarities in biochemical molecules, such as DNA, proteins, and metabolic pathways.

The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time.

A diagram showing evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms, based on shared derived characteristics.

The idea that all living organisms are descended from a single common ancestor.

The study of similarities and differences in the structure of living organisms.

descent with modification

The principle that species change over time through the process of natural selection, resulting in the evolution of new species.

Determining the precise order of nucleotides in a DNA molecule.

A laboratory technique used to separate macromolecules based on their size and charge.

An early stage in the development of a multicellular organism.

The study of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth.

The process of change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

A diagram illustrating the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms.

The total collection of fossils discovered and studied, providing evidence of the history of life on Earth.

A characteristic that is genetically determined and can be passed from one generation to the next.

Structures in different species that are derived from a common ancestor and share a similar underlying structure.

Similarity in structure or function due to common ancestry.

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more successfully.

The scientific study of fossils to understand the history of life on Earth.

phenotypic similarity

Similarity in observable traits among different organisms.

A diagram depicting the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms.

The evolutionary history of a group of organisms.

Layers of sedimentary rock that accumulate over time, providing a record of past environments and the organisms that lived in them.

A group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

A structure that has lost most or all of its ancestral function in a species but is retained during evolution.

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Evolution LS4-1

Term	Definition
amino acid sequencing	Determining the order of amino acids in a protein molecule.
analogous structure	Structures in different species that have similar functions but evolved independently, often due to similar environmental pressures.
anatomy	The study of the structure and organization of living organisms.
biochemical evidence	Evidence of evolutionary relationships based on similarities in biochemical molecules, such as DNA, proteins, and metabolic pathways.
biogeography	The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time.
cladogram	A diagram showing evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms, based on shared derived characteristics.
common ancestry	The idea that all living organisms are descended from a single common ancestor.
comparative anatomy	The study of similarities and differences in the structure of living organisms.
descent with modification	The principle that species change over time through the process of natural selection, resulting in the evolution of new species.
DNA sequencing	Determining the precise order of nucleotides in a DNA molecule.
electrophoresis	A laboratory technique used to separate macromolecules based on their size and charge.
embryo	An early stage in the development of a multicellular organism.
embryology	The study of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth.
evolution	The process of change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
evolutionary tree	A diagram illustrating the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms.
fossil record	The total collection of fossils discovered and studied, providing evidence of the history of life on Earth.
heritable trait	A characteristic that is genetically determined and can be passed from one generation to the next.
homologous structure	Structures in different species that are derived from a common ancestor and share a similar underlying structure.
homology	Similarity in structure or function due to common ancestry.
natural selection	The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more successfully.
paleontology	The scientific study of fossils to understand the history of life on Earth.
phenotypic similarity	Similarity in observable traits among different organisms.
phylogenetic tree	A diagram depicting the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms.
phylogeny	The evolutionary history of a group of organisms.
sedimentary layers	Layers of sedimentary rock that accumulate over time, providing a record of past environments and the organisms that lived in them.
species	A group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
vestigial structure	A structure that has lost most or all of its ancestral function in a species but is retained during evolution.

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