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carbon compound joined by peptide bonds; building block of protein
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structure that has the same function but different construction and was not inherited from a common ancestor
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field of study that creates and maintains databases of biological information, especially genomic data.
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the basic structural and functional unit of life and all living organisms.
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a taxonomic model of the evolutionary relationships based on shared derived characters and phylogenetic trees.
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Ancestry the idea that different organisms come from one or more ancient organisms (ancestor)
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a type of nucleic acid that carries the cell’s genetic information; contains the cellular activity and protein production
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the accumulation of differences between groups, leading to the formation of new species.
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early pre-birth stage of development.
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the living and nonliving things that surround an organism and with which the organism interacts.
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heredity changes in groups of living organisms over time
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preserved evidence of an organism; often found in sedimentary rock; provides evidence of a past life
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total DNA present in the nucleus of each cell
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Structure anatomically similar structure inherited from a common ancestor
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anything that has or once had the characteristics of life
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Tree a diagram that depicts the lines of evolutionary descent of different species, organisms, or genes from a common ancestor
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groups of individuals of the same species that live in the same area
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made of amino acids joined by peptide bonds; building blocks of organisms.
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reduced form of a functional structure that indicates shared ancestry.
