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This study guide delves into the evolution of various plant and animal species, focusing on morphological structures and genetic comparisons. It examines the relationship among pine trees, flowering plants, ferns, and mosses, as well as the evolutionary ties between chimpanzees, humans, and other species. Participants will analyze a mystery fossil's physical traits to categorize it and will utilize the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) for genetic sequence comparisons, fostering an understanding of evolutionary biology and taxonomy in the context of diversity.
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have a BLAST!
Pre-lab question #1 pine trees flowering plants ferns flowers mosses seeds vascular tissue ancestral plants
Pre-lab question #2 chimpanzee humans dog fruit flies roundworms
Part I: Mystery fossil!! What observations can you make about its morphological (physical) structure?
Where does it belong? Why? great apes rodents opposable thumbs crocodilians two specialized incisors birds palatal valve feathers fur insects crustaceans exposed mouthparts two-parted limbs vertebrate heterotroph
BLAST:Basic Local Alignment Search Tool http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?CMD=Web&PAGE_TYPE=BlastHome Several search types are available – you’ll just be using nucleotides
Cut and paste your nucleotide sequence here Select genomes for comparison Choose how exact you want the matches to be
Sample query results page:
GGCTGGGACTGGCTGAGCCTGGCGGGAGGCGGGGTCCGAGTCACCGCCTGCCGCCGCGCCCCCGGTTTCT ATAAATTGAGCCCGCAGCCTCCCGCTTCGCTCTCTGCTCCTCCTGTTCGACAGTCAGCCGCATCTTCTTT TGCGTCGCCAGGTGAAGACGGGCGGAGAGAAACCCGGGAGGCTAGGGACGGCCTGAAGGCGGCAGGGGCGGGCGCAGGCCGGATGTGTTCGCGCCGCTGCGGGGTGGGCCCGGGCGGCCTCCGCATTGCAGGGGCGGGCGGAGGACGTGATGCGGCGCGGGCTGGGCATGGAGGCCTGGTGGGGGAGGGGAGGGGAGGCGTGTGTGTCGGCCGGGGCCACTAGGCGCTCACTGTTCTCTCCCTCCGCGCAGCCGAGCCACATCGCTCAGACACCATGGGGAAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTCAACGGGTGAGTTCGCGGGTGGCTGGGGGGCCCTGGGCTGCGACCGCCCCCGAACCGCGTCTACGAGCCTTGCGGGCTCCGGGTCTTTGCAGTCGTATGGGGGCAGGGTAGCTGTTCCCCGCAAGGAGAGCTCAAGGTCAGCGCTCGGACCTGGCGGAGCCCCGCACCCAGGCTGTGGCGCCCTGTGCAGCTCCGCCCTTGCGGCGCCATCTGCCCGGAGCCTCCTTCCCCTAGTCCCCAGAAACAGGAGGTCCCTACTCCCGCCCGAGATCCCGACCCGGACCCCTAGGTGGGGGACGCTTTCTTTCCTTTCGCGCTCTGCGGGGTCACGTGTCGCAGAGGAGCCCCTCCCCCACGGCCTCCGGCACCGCAGGCCCCGGGATGCTAGTGCGCAGCGGGTGCATCCCTGTCCGGATGCTGCGCCTGCGGTAGAGCGGCCGCCATGTTGCAACCGGGAAGGAAATGAATGGGCAGCCGTTAGGAAAGCCTGCCGGTGACTAACCCTGCGCTCCTGCCTCGATGGGTGGAGTCGCGTGTGGCGGGGAAGTCAGGTGGAGCGAGGCTAGCTGGCCCGATTTCTCCTCCGGGTGATGCTTTTCCTAGATTATTCTCTGGTAAATCAAAGAAGTGGGTTTATGGAGGTCCTCTTGTGTCCCCTCCCCGCAGAGGTGTGGTGGCTGTGGCATGGTGCCAAGCCGGGAGAAGCTGAGTCATGGGTAGTTGGAAAAGGACATTTCCACCGCAAAATGGCCCCTCTGGTGGTGGCCCCTTCCTGCAGCGCCGGCTCACCTCACGGCCCCGCCCTTCCCCTGCCAGCCTAGCGTTGACCCGACCCCAAAGGCCAGGCTGTAAATGTCACCGGGAGGATTGGGTGTCTGGGCGCCTCGGGGAACCTGCCCTTCTCCCCATTCCGTCTTCCGGAAACCAGATCTCCCACCGCACCCTGGTCTGAGGTTAAATATAGCTGCTGACCTTTCTGTAGCTGGGGGCCTGGGCTGGGGCTCTCTCCCATCCCTTCTCCCCACACACATGCACTTACCTGTGCTCCCACTCCTGATTTCTGGAAAAGAGCTAGGAAGGACAGGCAACTTGGCAAATCAAAGCCCTGGGACTAGGGGGTTAAAATACAGCTTCCCCTCTTCCCACCCGCCCCAGTCTCTGTCCCTTTTGTAGGAGGGACTTAGAGAAGGGGTGGGCTTGCCCTGTCCAGTTAATTTCTGACCTTTACTCCTGCCCTTTGAGT TTGATGATGCTGAGTGTACAAGCGTTTTCTCCCTAAAGGGTGCAGCTGAGCTAGGCAGCAGCAAGCATTC