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Biology
BLAST Practice for Fossil DNA Clues
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Was sind Synapomorphien?
Synapomorphien sind messbare oder quantifizierbare physikalische Merkmale, die zur Unterscheidung und Aufteilung von Gruppen von Lebewesen herangezogen werden können.
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Students use BLAST to test evolutionary hypotheses by comparing DNA sequences. BLAST, or Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, helps match a gene sequence to similar sequences in a database. In this activity, the comparison is used to investigate a mystery fossil and its possible living relatives.
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