Biology GCSE
Molecular evidence from RNA and DNA
What Molecular evidence from RNA and DNA means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Molecular evidence from RNA and DNA
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Chemical analysis, particularly comparing RNA and DNA sequences, which showed that some organisms placed together in older systems are only distantly related.
Topics that use Molecular evidence from RNA and DNA
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Binomial naming
- Binomial system
- Biochemical evidence and DNA sequencing
- Changing classification
- Classification
- Combining multiple evidence sources
- Current classification data
- Evidence-based classification
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