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What is it called when body parts inherited from a common ancestor are no longer needed?
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∙ 12y ago
you must be talking about a vestigial structure. Like our vestigial "tail".
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What does a branch point in a cladogram represent?
A branch point in a cladogram represents a divergence in evolutionary history where a common ancestor gave rise to two or more distinct lineages. It indicates the point at which two species or groups share a common ancestor before evolving in different directions.
What is an organism that is no longer living called?
An organism that is no longer living is called dead or deceased.
What is 10 thousnd years called - or what is longer than a millenia?
Ten thousand years is called a myriade. Longer than a millennium is an epoch.
What is the difference between a homologous structure and a analogous structure?
Homologous structures are similar in structure and origin but may have different functions, indicating common ancestry. Analogous structures have similar functions but different origins and structures, suggesting they evolved independently in response to similar environmental pressures.
What is the name of the process that occurs when nicotine is no longer used?
The process that occurs when nicotine is no longer used is called nicotine withdrawal. This can result in symptoms such as cravings, irritability, anxiety, and difficulty concentrating as the body adjusts to the absence of nicotine. It is a common experience for individuals trying to quit smoking or using other nicotine products.
What does a branch point in a cladogram represent?
A branch point in a cladogram represents a divergence in evolutionary history where a common ancestor gave rise to two or more distinct lineages. It indicates the point at which two species or groups share a common ancestor before evolving in different directions.
What if your aunt and uncle are not together anymore does that mean his daughters cousin's are no longer our cousin's?
They were never really your cousins. You don't share a common ancestor.
Are monkeys related to humans?
Yes, we both evolved from a common ancestor (which no longer exists).
What term means Structures that are inherited but are no longer used?
Vestigial
Would assets in an inherited ira be protected from creditors in a chapter 7 bankruptcy?
No the IRA would no longer be protected having been inherited.
What is a sentence with wealth?
His inherited wealth meant that he no longer needed to work for his living .
The relationship between evolutionary time and the similarity of genes in two species?
The longer the evolutionary time between two species, the more dissimilar their genes are likely to be due to accumulating mutations. Conversely, species that share a more recent common ancestor are expected to have more similar genes because they have had less time to diverge through evolution.
What is a sentence using the word wealth?
His inherited wealth meant that he no longer needed to work for his living .
Do plants have vestigial organ?
No, plants do not have vestigial organs. Vestigial organs are remnants of structures that were once functional in evolutionary ancestors but are no longer needed. Since plants do not have a common ancestor with animals, they do not have vestigial organs.
What is decent with modification?
The process by which different species can be descended from a common ancestor. The idea is that as genes are passed from an organism to its children to its children's children, accidental modifications to the genes (errors in copying) can accumulate to such an extent that after many thousands of generations some of the descendants no longer resemble their ancestor of thousands of generations before. As Taken from http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1999-09/938439522.Ev.r.html
What are the most common coding errors that occur in Cpp and what are the best ways to prevent them?
Using the assignment operator (=) instead of the equality operator (==) is one of the most common errors, one of the few that was inherited directly from C, and is unavoidable. Another common error is in not releasing resources when they are no longer required, but this can be avoided by using references instead of pointers as much as is possible.
Do we come from monkeies?
Yes. Turns out we did. The most recent common ancestor between monkeys and apes (such as ourselves) were also monkeys.What we DON'T come from is any monkey that is alive today. We share a common ancestor with them, which was a monkey too.Previous answer:No, we don't. If we did, then why are monkeys still around?That's not correct. We also descend from reptiles, and there are reptiles around. We descended from fish, and there are still fish around.Cladistically speaking, we're still apes, we're still monkeys, we're still primates, we're still mammals, reptiles, tetrapods, fish, etc.Monkeys and other animals we are related to all descended from a common ancestor millions of years ago. That common ancestor no longer lives.That's correct. But we still came from monkeys.
