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A trait shared with a common ancestor is called an inherited or ancestral trait.
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Which trait most common in humans?
The dominant one
The hominid fossil has the same number of bones in its hand as a gorilla. what type of evidence for evolution does this represent?
That evidence is homologous. Shared common ancestry. In this case you could trace this homology back as far as the common ancestor of gorillas and hominid fossils, or as far back as the emergence of all tetrapods.
Having a common ancestor is called what type of phenomenon?
The phenomenon of having a common ancestor is called homology. In biology, two things are homologous if they bear the same relationship to one another because they share the same ancestral gene.
What type of study is most appropriate for determining the time at which a common ancestor to humans and chimpanzees lived?
comparing DNA sequences between humans and chimpanzees Also,The more similar the DNA of two species, the more recently they diverged from a common ancestor
What is the type of trait that is ruling called?
The ruling trait is the Dominant trait.
Why are monkeys your relatives?
Monkeys aren't your relatives. However; modern primates, including humans, share a common ancestor. For that matter; depending on how far back you want to go, you share a common ancestor with grass too.
What is a shared-derived characteristic?
Example. All humans share bipedalism, type of teeth,brain size, speech and all other human characteristics we share with our immediate common ancestor, such as the Cro-Magnon man. In contrast, ancestral characteristics are thing we share with all ancestors, such as a vertebral column.
What is shared derivative characteristic?
Example. All humans share bipedalism, type of teeth,brain size, speech and all other human characteristics we share with our immediate common ancestor, such as the Cro-Magnon man. In contrast, ancestral characteristics are thing we share with all ancestors, such as a vertebral column.
Is fetishism is a type of ancestor veneration?
No
What type's of traits exist?
Cardinal trait Central trait Secondary trait.
What type of trait is spoken language?
Spoken language is a learned trait.
Are spiders and octopuses related through common ancestry?
Spiders and octopuses belong to different phyla: spiders are arachnids (part of the arthropod phylum) and octopuses are cephalopods (part of the mollusk phylum). While both groups are invertebrates, they are not closely related through common ancestry.
