7.6

Evidence of Evolution

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Evidence of Evolution

Fossil record

What fossils tell us

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Limitations of the fossil record

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Comparative anatomy

Homologous structures

Analogous structures

Vestigial structures

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Molecular biology (molecular evidence)

DNA and protein sequence comparisons

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Pseudogenes

Molecular clocks

Biogeography

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Embryology

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Direct observation of evolution

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Summary: converging evidence

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