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what statement is most closely related to the modern theory of evolution?
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Did Charles Darwin know about the universality of the genetic code when he proposed the methods of evolution?
The modern concept of genetics was unknown during Darwin's lifetime, and for many years after. Darwin based his theory of evolution upon observation of the similarities and differences between closely related species, and how they could have developed.
Which statement is not included as a part of the modern theory of evolution?
sexual reproduction and mutations provide variation among species
How did Darwin influence modern views of evolution?
how has Charles Darwin influenced people about modern views of evolution
What is meant by modern theory of evolution?
The term 'modern theory of evolution' most likely refers to the 'modern synthesis', which combines Darwin's classical model with modern genetics.
True or False If two modern organisms are distantly related in an evolutionary sense then one should expect that they should share fewer homologous structures than two more closely related organisms?
True, they should share fewer homologous structures than two more closely related organisms.
Which is a valid statement about the role of religion in modern India?
religious beliefs and social structures are closely related
Is a long neck and a giraffe related?
Not at all. Giraffes are mammals, which are not closely related to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are more closely related to birds and modern reptiles.
Are modern birds more closely related to archaeopteryx or the first reptiles?
A evolutionary form of a bird. It had wings and feathers but still probably acted like a dinosaur but im not sure.
Which birds are most closely related to dinosaurs?
No modern bird is more closely related to dinosaurs than any other.
Is crocodiles modern reptile most closely related to dinosaurs?
yes
To which modern animal does woolly mammoths seem most closely related?
Woolly mammoths look very much like modern elephants. They are more closely related to Asian elephants than to African elephants.
Did Charles Darwin know about the universality of the genetic code when he proposed the methods of evolution?
The modern concept of genetics was unknown during Darwin's lifetime, and for many years after. Darwin based his theory of evolution upon observation of the similarities and differences between closely related species, and how they could have developed.
What organism is the whale most closely related?
Whales are related to the even-toed hoofed mammals. Whales are most closely related to modern hippos, and should share a common ancestor with them.
What animals are like mammothe?
Mammoths are most closely related to modern elephants
Where can scientists find an example of evolution?
Humankind is the perfect example.We have shown with fossils that there are numerous transitional forms, from apelike predecessors, to simple hominins to hominids, to more recent ancestors to the modern homo sapiens.We have shown via genetic, physiological and anatomic comparisons that humans are closely related to certain apes, then somewhat less closely related to other primates, then less closely again to certain groups of mammals, and then less closely again to the rets of mammals.
Which statement is not included as a part of the modern theory of evolution?
sexual reproduction and mutations provide variation among species
Did mammals evolve from dinosaurs?
No. Mammals evolved from synapsid reptiles, a group not closely related to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are more closely related to modern reptiles and birds than they are to mammals.
