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Topic 7.7:

Common Ancestry

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What structural evidence supports common ancestry of all eukaryotes?

7.7: Common Ancestry

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7.7: Common ancestry

ENDURING UNDERSTANDING

EVO-2 Organisms are linked by lines of descent from common ancestry

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

EVO-2.C Describe structural and functional evidence on cellular and molecular levels that provides evidence for the common ancestry of all eukaryotes.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE

EVO-2.C.1 Structural evidence indicates common ancestry of all eukaryotes—

a. Membrane-bound organelles

b. Linear chromosomes

c. Genes that contain introns

Structural evidence indicates common ancestry for all eukaryotes.

What evidence supports common ancestry?

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Membrane organelles are structural evidence for common ancestry of all eukaryotes.

Identify the structural similarities between chloroplasts and mitochondria.

Nucleus:

Various other organelles:

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Linear chromosomes are found in all eukaryotes.

How do eukaryotic chromosomes differ from prokaryotic genomes?

Introns are common among all eukaryotes.

The genetic code of all eukaryotes contain introns.

  • No not code for

  • RNA processing removes introns prior to

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Membrane bound organelles, linear chromosomes, and introns provide evidence of common ancestry of all eukaryotes!