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divergence<br />

molecular clock 278–279<br />

Origin <strong>of</strong> Species (Darwin)<br />

424<br />

tree <strong>of</strong> life 399–400<br />

diversifying selection 284, 284,<br />

285–286<br />

diversity. See biodiversity; genetic<br />

diversity<br />

diversity indices 49<br />

The Diversity <strong>of</strong> Life (Wilson) 416,<br />

417, 418<br />

The Divine Milieu (Teilhard de<br />

Chardin) 395<br />

DNA. See also noncoding DNA<br />

AIDS 10–11<br />

bioinformatics analysis 55<br />

cladistics 74<br />

evidence for evolution 127–<br />

131<br />

archaeology 131<br />

comparing samples 128<br />

endangered populations<br />

131<br />

eukaryotic cells 149<br />

human-human comparisons<br />

130, 130<br />

human-Neandertal<br />

comparison 130, 130–<br />

131<br />

human-other primate<br />

comparisons 129–130<br />

linguistic diversity 131<br />

mutations 127<br />

Native Americans 131<br />

origin <strong>of</strong> mitochondria and<br />

chloroplasts 128–129<br />

origin <strong>of</strong> multicellular<br />

animals 129<br />

tree <strong>of</strong> life 128–129<br />

vertebrate evolution 129<br />

first genetic systems and 301–<br />

302<br />

“How Much Do Genes Control<br />

Human Behavior?” (essay)<br />

45–47<br />

measuring variability <strong>of</strong> 321<br />

mitochondria and chloroplasts<br />

389<br />

molecular clock 278–279<br />

mutations 279–280<br />

Neandertal 290<br />

promoters 327–329<br />

races <strong>of</strong> Homo sapiens 196<br />

raw material <strong>of</strong> evolution 131–<br />

136, 133<br />

amounts <strong>of</strong> 135, 135t<br />

behavioral characteristics<br />

136<br />

cells use <strong>of</strong> DNA<br />

information 133<br />

chromosomes 133<br />

determination <strong>of</strong><br />

characteristics 134–135<br />

heritable traits 132, 133<br />

new genes 135–136<br />

proteins 134<br />

replication 132–133<br />

storage <strong>of</strong> genetic<br />

information 132<br />

selfish 366–367<br />

tree <strong>of</strong> life and 399<br />

Woese, Carl 418–419<br />

DNA fingerprints 128<br />

DNA viruses 132<br />

Dobzhansky, Theodosius 95,<br />

136–137<br />

opposition to eugenics 147<br />

quote, “nothing in biology<br />

makes sense. . .” 56, 137,<br />

421<br />

use <strong>of</strong> fruit flies 320<br />

dolphins 213<br />

dominant genes 372<br />

Dominion (Eldredge) 142<br />

Doolittle, Russell 216<br />

dopamine 47<br />

doppler effect 405<br />

Dorudon 416<br />

double fertilization 20<br />

doubling time 319<br />

Dover Area School District,<br />

Kitzmiller v. 98<br />

Down syndrome 265<br />

Drake, Frank 297<br />

Dreissena polymorpha (zebra<br />

mussel) 217<br />

Dromaosaurus 62<br />

dropstones 207, 380<br />

Dubois, Eugène 137–138<br />

Dugdale, Richard 146<br />

Dunbar, Robin 18<br />

duplication, gene 135–136, 136,<br />

215, 294, 366–367<br />

Duve, Christian de 300, 301<br />

du Toit, Alexander 84, 86<br />

Index 447<br />

E<br />

ear bones 255–256<br />

Earth<br />

age <strong>of</strong> Earth 7–8, 96, 229–230,<br />

305<br />

energy balance 139, 206<br />

Gaia hypothesis 169–171<br />

geological time scale 174–175,<br />

175t<br />

magnetic field 86, 87<br />

paleomagnetism 86, 87, 305,<br />

305<br />

temperature <strong>of</strong> 170, 179–180<br />

earthquakes 316–317<br />

ecdysis 220<br />

ecdysozoans 220<br />

Echinocerius coccineus 342<br />

echinoderms (Echinodermata) 220<br />

echolocation 91<br />

ecology 139–141, 281, 282, 303<br />

economist, Malthus, Thomas 254<br />

ecosystems 140<br />

Ediacaran organisms 141, 141–142<br />

Edmond, Michael B, 348<br />

Edwards v. Aguillard 97<br />

eggs 122, 264, 265, 279, 346, 370,<br />

374<br />

Eigen, Manfred 302<br />

Einstein, Albert 23, 406<br />

élan vital (life force) 327, 395<br />

Eldredge, Niles 142–143, 215, 329<br />

punctuated equilibria 253, 254<br />

species sorting 181, 254, 331,<br />

373<br />

electricity 396, 398<br />

electrolocation 91<br />

electrophoresis 128, 239, 321, 323,<br />

419<br />

elephants, reproductive capacity <strong>of</strong><br />

282<br />

Elkinsia 182<br />

embranchements 105<br />

embryonic development. See<br />

developmental evolution<br />

embryonic stem cells 244<br />

emergence 143–144<br />

emotions, evolution <strong>of</strong> 18<br />

empiricism 152<br />

encephalization quotient (EQ) 15,<br />

209<br />

<strong>Encyclopedia</strong> <strong>of</strong> Life project 49<br />

endangered species 131<br />

endonuclease enzymes 367

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