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Systematics

classification of organisms and determining their evolutionary relationships

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Taxonomy

naming and classifying species

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Phylogenetics

hypothesis of evolutionary history. Use phylogenetic trees to show evolution

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To determine evolutionary relationships, scientists us

  • Fossil records

  • DNA

  • Proteins

  • Homologous structures

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Phylogenetic trees

diagrams that represent the evolutionary history of a group of organisms

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Similar to cladograms

except trees show the amount of change over time measured by fossils

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In a cladogram, each line represents

a lineage

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In a cladogram, each branching point is

a node

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Nodes and branches from a cladogram are called

clades

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The root

the common ancestor of all the species

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Two classes that emerge from the same node are

sister taxa

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A lineage that evolved from the root and remains unbranched is

the basal taxon

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Synapomorphy

a derived character shared by clad members

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Derived characteristic

similarity inherited from the most recent common ancestor of an entire group

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Ancestral characteristic

Similarity that arose prior to the common ancestor

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Many cladograms and trees include an

outgroup

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Monophyletic group

includes the most recent common ancestor of the group and all of its descendants (clade)

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Paraphyletic group

includes the most recent common ancestor of the group, but not all its descendants

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Polyphyletic group

does not include the most recent common ancestor of all members of the group

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Parsimony

If there are conflicts among characters, use the principle of parsimony. Use the hypothesis that requires the fewest assumptions (DNA changes)

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Primary sources of evidence

  • the fossil record

  • comparative morphology

  • biogeography

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fossils

remains or traces of past organisms

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Fossil record

gives a visual of evolutionary change overtime

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Fossils can be dated by examining the rate of

carbon 14 decay and the age of rocks where the fossils are found

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Comparative morphology

analysis of the structures of living and extinct organisms

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Homology

characteristics is related species that have a similarities even if that have similarities even if the functions differ

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Homology

characteristics is related species that have similarities even if the functions differ

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Embryonnic homology

many species have similar embryonic development

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Vestigial structures

structures that are conserved even though they no longer have use

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Molecular homology

many species share similar DNA and amino acid sequence

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Homologous structures

characteristics that are similar in two species because they share a common ancestor

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Convergent evolution

similar adaptations that have evolved in distantly related organisms due to similar environments

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Analogous structures

structures that are similar but have separate evolutionary origins

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Structural evidence indicates common ancestry of

all eukaryotes

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Cellular examples

  • membrane-bound organelles

  • linear chromosomes

  • introns in genes

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Biogeography

the distribution of animals

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What types of data provides evidence for evolution?

Fossil data, biogeography and morphology

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Populations continue to evolve, genomes change

  • antibiotic resistance in bacteria

  • insect resistance to pesticides

  • pathogens cause emerging (new) diseases

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