Category: Evolution
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Evolution of Horse
Classification of Modern Horses Kingdom: Animalia (Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms) Phylum: Chordata (Possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail) Class: Mammalia (Endothermic amniote possessing a neocortex, hairs, three middle ear bones and mammary glands) Order: Perissodactyla (Odd – toed ungulates) Family: Equidae (Thick skulled with stocky bodies)…
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Speciation (Formation of new species)
Definitions: Species: It is a group of organisms which can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. A species shares a common gene pool. Speciation: It is the formation of new species and diversification of species. It occurs when the common gene pool shared by a species is interrupted by isolating mechanisms. Modes of Speciation: Phyletic Transformation:…