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Occasionally. Fossils are rare, and most often only preserve hard parts such as shells and bones. Fossil invertebrates and even single celled organisms are known. A Russian group recently reported finding a fossil of two cells in sexual union.
On a side note, the preservation of fossils generally declines with age. Nearly intact DNA has been recovered from Neanderthal skeletons that are a few tens of thousands of years old and tissue residue containing highly degraded DNA was found inside a 70 million year old T-Rex bone. But no one has ever found even the slightest trace of DNA from a Trilobite, because the last of these died out some 250 million years ago.
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Where large fragments of DNA would be found?
If you mean in fossils or decomposed bodies, it would be best found in the teeth.
How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has taken place?
Fossils show evidence of evolution by showing a picture to the past and through some methods how DNA of one animal may be similar to that of a modern animal.
What was the preserved remains of ancient organisms called?
The preserved remains of animals of evidence of their existence are Fossils Fosssils that provide evidence about the past are called trace fossils.
What are the remains of early life?
thay cost 2000
What is fossil form a specific time period?
Index fossils (also known as guide fossils, indicator fossils or zone fossils).
How is DNA extracted from fossils what are the costs associated with testing DNA in fossils?
Fossils are the mineralised remains of organisms and contain no organic material.
Does fossils have DNA?
they do actually the fossel contains its animals DNA
Are fossils examples of organic matter and why?
Yes they are, they have DNA in them and DNA is organic
What Most direct evidence of evolution relationship between animal species come from comparing what anatomy or weight or DNA of fossils?
DNA. fossils do not necessarily mean two animals are closley related
How can you tell fossils are related?
because the scienctists will test it out, and usally they have the same DNA
What are types of evidence that suggest that evolution has occurred?
The two types are Dna, and fossils
Dinosaurs were created from dinosaurs DNA extracted from fossils?
fossils extracted from dinosaurs created from DNA extracted from dinosaurs?
What are two types of evidence that suggest that evolution has occurred?
The two types are Dna, and fossils
What two types of evidence that suggest that evolution has occurred?
The two types are Dna, and fossils
Can you bring back an animal back from its fossils?
Nope Unless you've successfully managed to clone living creatures, and you have plenty DNA to work with, bringing an animal from its fossils would be impossible.
Where large fragments of DNA would be found?
If you mean in fossils or decomposed bodies, it would be best found in the teeth.
What does an evolutionist biologist do?
Studies the various aspects involved in biology, dna, genetic engineering, and or taxonomic identification of fossils.
