common descent
Common descent refers to the concept that all living organisms on Earth share a common ancestor and have evolved over time, giving rise to the diversity of species we see today.
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Related Concepts (21)
- adaptive radiation
- ancestry
- biogeography
- biological evolution
- comparative anatomy
- convergent evolution
- darwinian evolution
- divergent evolution
- evolutionary theory
- extinct species
- fossil record
- genetic drift
- genetic inheritance
- genetic variation
- homology
- molecular genetics
- morphological similarities
- natural selection
- phylogenetics
- speciation
- transitional fossils