Evolutionary Dynamics · Evolution

Evidence for Common Ancestry

Synthesizing data from fossils, anatomy, and molecular biology to reconstruct evolutionary history.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do molecular clocks help scientists estimate the timing of evolutionary divergence?
  2. 2What does the presence of vestigial structures reveal about an organism's history?
  3. 3How can cladograms be used to represent the relatedness of diverse species?

Common Core State Standards

HS-LS4-1
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: Biology
Unit: Evolutionary Dynamics
Period: Evolution

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