Practice Evolutionary Biology (4.4.5) - Chapter 4: Bioinformatics

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Question 1.
Define evolutionary biology.
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Think about what aspects of life it covers.
Question 2.
What is a phylogenetic tree?
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How do we depict these relationships?
3Question 3.
What do phylogenetic trees illustrate?
- A: Genetic sequence alignment
- B: Evolutionary relationships
- C: Species population sizes
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Think about what the trees visualize.
4Question 4.
True or False: Homologous genes are identical in sequence.
- True
- False
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Consider what 'homologous' implies.
Question 5.
Design an experiment to analyze the evolutionary relationship between two species. What methods and tools would you use?
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Consider the bioinformatics tools we've discussed.
Question 6.
Using hypothetical sequence data from three species, explain how you would construct a phylogenetic tree and what conclusions might be inferred from it.
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Reflect on the tools for alignment and tree construction.

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