Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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The phylogenetiç tree of anole lizard species, below, was produced from both molecular and
morphological data. Answer the questions that follow.
A distichus
A straulus
A evemanni
A pulchellus
A krug
A gundlachi
A cristatollua (PR
A cristatellus (FL)
A sagrel
A lineatopus
A valencienni
A grahami
a. Which kind of DNA would have been most useful for generating a phylogeny of these taxa?
mtDNA -or- RNA gene?
b. Which kind of homologous genes would have been most useful for determining the
evolutionary relationships among these different species?
paralogous genes -or- orthologous genes
c. Briefly explain the reason for your answer to "c".
d. In which three taxa are the relationships still unclear?
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Transcribed Image Text:1) The phylogenetiç tree of anole lizard species, below, was produced from both molecular and morphological data. Answer the questions that follow. A distichus A straulus A evemanni A pulchellus A krug A gundlachi A cristatollua (PR A cristatellus (FL) A sagrel A lineatopus A valencienni A grahami a. Which kind of DNA would have been most useful for generating a phylogeny of these taxa? mtDNA -or- RNA gene? b. Which kind of homologous genes would have been most useful for determining the evolutionary relationships among these different species? paralogous genes -or- orthologous genes c. Briefly explain the reason for your answer to "c". d. In which three taxa are the relationships still unclear? www
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