Biology GCSE
Common ancestry
What Common ancestry means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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This evidence supports the idea that life has evolved and that species are related through common ancestors.
Shared ancestry over geological time, rather than one modern species turning into another today.
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- Evidence for evolution
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