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3.5.1 Honors Cladogram Lab With Molecular Analysis
3.5.1 Honors Cladogram Lab With Molecular Analysis
TheMolecularConnection
1.Findthehuman,rhesusmonkey,kangaroo,snappingturtle,bullfrog,andtunaonthe"Amino
AcidSequencesinCytochrome-CProteinsfrom20DifferentSpecies"chartprovidedandunder
linetheirnames.
2.Comparethehumanaminoacidsequencewitheachofthesefiveanimalsbycountingthenumber
oftimesanaminoacidinthatanimal’scytochromecisdifferentfromtheaminoacidinthatsame
positionofthehumansequence.Forexample,thenumberofdifferencesbetweenhumanand
dog=10.
Writethatinformationbelow:
Numberofaminoaciddifferencesbetweenhumanand
•Rhesusmonkey=
•Kangaroo=
•Snappingturtle=
•Bullfrog=
•Tuna=
3.Thecladogramdiagrambelowshowstherelationshipofselectedanimalsbasedontheirshared
anatomicalfeatures.Forexample,outofsevenkeytraits,alloftheseanimalshaveadorsalnerve
cord,butonlyhumans,monkeysandkangarooshavemammaryglands.
CLADOGRAM
KANGAROO forward
RHESUS
+ s hort c anine t eeth
LAMPREY TUNA
BULL FROG MONKEY HUMAN
SNAPPING Placenta
TURTLE Foram en m agnum
M am m ary glands
Am nion
Paired legs
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