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Evidence of Evolution
provide a record of species that lived long ago, and they supply some of the
most significant evidence of evolutionary change.
Type of
Trait
Definition
Example
Derived
Trait
Ancestral
Traits
Compare which structures come from common ancestors, share same anatomy, or same function,etc.
Homologous Structures
Analogous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Define
Example and
Drawing
The fossil record, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, comparative biochemistry, and
geographic distribution all provide evidence and support for the Theory of
.
Mechanisms of Evolution
Define genetic drift:
Explore the two types of genetic drift, the founder effect and bottleneck.
Explanation
Example
Founder
effect
Bottleneck
Define sexual selection:
Define sexual dimorphism:
Give examples of sexual dimorphism with in a species that would have arose by the process of sexual
selection: