Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics
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Number of Questions: 15 | |
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Tags: molecular evolution phylogenetics molecular biology |
What is the process by which new species are formed?
What is the term for the study of evolutionary relationships among different species?
Which type of molecular data is commonly used in phylogenetic analysis?
What is the name of the method used to construct phylogenetic trees?
What is the term for the most recent common ancestor of a group of species?
Which type of phylogenetic tree shows the branching order of species but not the amount of evolutionary change?
What is the term for a group of species that share a common ancestor?
Which type of phylogenetic tree shows the amount of evolutionary change between species?
What is the term for a group of species that share a common ancestor, including all of its descendants?
Which type of phylogenetic tree shows the branching order of species and the amount of evolutionary change?
What is the term for a group of species that share a common ancestor, but not all of its descendants?
Which type of phylogenetic tree shows the branching order of species, but not the amount of evolutionary change?
What is the term for a group of species that do not share a common ancestor?
What is the term for the process by which the genetic material of two species is combined?
Which type of molecular clock assumes that the rate of molecular evolution is constant?