McCarter Biology

Biology IS Life

Amino Acid Sequences and Evolutionary Relationships

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Learning Goals:  to compare amino acid sequences of hemoglobin and cytochrome c of several different organisms to see how closely related they are to humans, to each other, and how long ago they shared a common ancestor.

Key Concepts:  evolution, phylogenetic tree, graphical analysis

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