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Using Amino Acid Sequences to Show Evolutionary Relationships Lesson PlanUsing Amino Acid Sequences to Show Evolutionary Relationships Lesson Plan
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Using Amino Acid Sequences to Show Evolutionary Relationships

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Compare protein fragments, count amino acids, and use the information to explore common ancestry. The resource mentions a student worksheet, however, a separate printable worksheet is not provided. The exercises are written into the lesson plan though. You can easily crate your own worksheet or use a projector to display the globin molecule fragments for your biology whizzes to analyze. 

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dna, deoxyribonucleic acid, phylogeny

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dna, phylogeny, amino acid sequence, common ancestry, evolutionary relationship, polypeptide, globin molecules, protein fragment, science
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9th - 12th
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Science
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