Combined Science GCSE
Molecular evidence in classification
What Molecular evidence in classification means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Molecular evidence in classification
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Evidence from chemical analysis of molecules such as ribosomal RNA showing that some prokaryotes differ as much from each other as they do from eukaryotes.
Topics that use Molecular evidence in classification
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
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- Carl Woese and scientific models
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- Eukaryota
- eukaryotic cells
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