Analysis According to the data in Table 1, which vertebrate is most closely related to humans? ____________________________ According to the data in Table 1, which vertebrate is least closely related to humans? _______________________ According to the data in Table 2, which vertebrate is most closely related to humans? ___________________________ According to the data in Table 2, which vertebrate is least closely related to humans? _____________________________ If the amino-acid sequences in gorillas and humans are similar, are the nucleotide sequences of their DNA also similar? _______________ Can you deduce from the data in Table 1 that the chicken and the horse are closely related to each other? A. No, the data was comparing chickens and horses to humans. B. Yes, we can use the data to compare chickens and horses to each other. 7. According to the data listed in Table 2, what conclusion can you make about how closely the three primates – chimpanzee, gorilla, and monkey – are related to each other? ________________________________ In what way do proteins behave like molecular clocks? Proteins behave like molecular clocks in that they change rapidly over time due to mutations. Proteins behave like molecular clocks in that they change gradually over time due to mutations. The greater the number of changes, the more time has passed. The fewer the number of changes, the more time has passed.
Analysis According to the data in Table 1, which vertebrate is most closely related to humans? ____________________________ According to the data in Table 1, which vertebrate is least closely related to humans? _______________________ According to the data in Table 2, which vertebrate is most closely related to humans? ___________________________ According to the data in Table 2, which vertebrate is least closely related to humans? _____________________________ If the amino-acid sequences in gorillas and humans are similar, are the nucleotide sequences of their DNA also similar? _______________ Can you deduce from the data in Table 1 that the chicken and the horse are closely related to each other? A. No, the data was comparing chickens and horses to humans. B. Yes, we can use the data to compare chickens and horses to each other. 7. According to the data listed in Table 2, what conclusion can you make about how closely the three primates – chimpanzee, gorilla, and monkey – are related to each other? ________________________________ In what way do proteins behave like molecular clocks? Proteins behave like molecular clocks in that they change rapidly over time due to mutations. Proteins behave like molecular clocks in that they change gradually over time due to mutations. The greater the number of changes, the more time has passed. The fewer the number of changes, the more time has passed.
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