AP Bio - Unit 7: Evolution (phylogeny)

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Phylogeny

The history of the evolution of a species in reference to a line of ancestry

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evidence used in phylogeny (strongest to weakest)

  • DNA

  • Comparative anatomy

  • Developmental biology

  • Behavior

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cladogram

phylogenic tree

<p>phylogenic tree</p>
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shared trait

a trait shared between 2+ lineages

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conserved gene

a gene remained generally unchanged throughout most of the lineage

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