Molecular Evolution

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How evolution occurs at a molecular level.
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Molecular Evolution
  1. Molecular Clocks: Technique that uses mutation rates in DNA to estimate the time that two species have been evolving independently.
    1. Neutral Mutation as "Ticks": Have no effect on the phenotype. Accumulate in the DNA of different species at about the same rate. Researchers compare such sequences in 2 species. The more differences, the more time has passed since the species shared a common ancestor.
      1. Gene Duplication: A way in which new genes evolve. Existing genes are duplicated and modified.
        1. Copying genes: Organisms carry copies of various genes. Sometimes they carry 2 or multiple copies of the same gene. This is because sometimes crossing-over involves an unequal swapping of DNA.
          1. Duplicate Genes Evolve: Sometimes extra copies of a gene undergo mutations that change their function, while the original gene is still around. New genes evolve without affecting the original gene function or product.
            1. Gene Families: Multiple copies of a duplicated gene an turn into a group of related genes, called a gene family. They produce similar yet slightly different proteins. Hemoglobins are an example.
              1. Developmental Genes and Body Plans: "Evo-devo" studies the relationship between evolution ad embryological development. How genes determine which parts of an embryo develop arms, legs, and wings.
                1. Hoy Genes and Evolution: Small changes in Hox gene activity during embryological development can produce large changes in adult animals.
                  1. Timing is Everything: Each part of an Embryo starts to grow at a certain time, grows for a specific and stops growing at a specific time. Small changes in starting and stopping times can make a big difference in organisms.
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