EVIDENCE

Cards (10)

  • Embryology - scientific study of embryos and their development.
  • Homologous Structure - refers to the physical structures of the organisms that have the same evolutionary origin positions.
  • Vestigial Structure - A structure of an organism with few or no functions but is clearly homologous to the structure of another organism is called a vestigial structure.
  • Fossils - preserved remains of plants and animals.
  • Genetic evidence - has shown that all life consists of similarities in nucleotide sequence and proteins.
  • Radioisotope - the radioactive components of potassium-argon.
  • Gene flow - certain organism join a new population and reproduce.
  • Genetic drift - is a change in allele frequencies that affect an organism to be eliminated.
  • Mutation - New alleles can form through mutation that will create another genetic variation needed for evolution. 
  • Sexual selection - Unique traits of many animals improve mating success for evolution.