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Molecular phylogenetics — OCR GCSE Combined Science A Definition

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GCSE Combined Science · key term

Molecular phylogenetics

Definition

The study of evolutionary relationships by comparing biological molecules, such as DNA.

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OCR GCSE Combined Science A · J250

Specification B5.2b · Biology Paper 2

Using these comparisons to investigate evolutionary relationships is part of molecular phylogenetics.
Revise: Developments in Classification Systems

OCR Combined Science A past papers

Related key terms

Artificial classification
Classification
Common ancestor
DNA sequencing
Natural classification

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