Okay here's an overview of the evidence for evolution:
Nuclear DNA - this includes both gross comparison and comparison of the coding for proteins (Since there are thousands of proteins in the body, this can be tested over and over to ensure consistency).
Mitochondrial DNA - passed down only by mother and is much less prone to change (having two pieces of DNA provides two data sets that should be consistent).
Comparative anatomy - One of the main methods used to group taxa. When you dissect a mouse, a whale, and a human, apart from size they look the same.
Bone Structural comparison - The skull of almost any given vertebrate for example has dozens of bones and each is named and measured precisely and these can be compared.
Fossil record - Not only gives us evidence of what paths life likely took to progress.
Embryology - Many higher taxa are grouped together because they share developmental stages. Ebryos can show which structures arise from which developmental cells. This has been used to confirm that bird feathers are derived from reptilian scales.
Biogeography - The study of the distribution of species on the planet using a combination evolution and geography. Species occur almost precisely where we would expect them to based on the fossil record and plate tectonics.
Ecology - Ecology is the study of the interactions between organisms, species, and the environment. This is essentially the study of the factors that drive evolution.
Symbiosis - When the family trees of symbiotic species are layed on top of each other, they fit almost perfectly. I.E. when one species splits off, so does its symbiotic species.
Please explain why this isn't enough evidence and what would be sufficient.
Nuclear DNA - this includes both gross comparison and comparison of the coding for proteins (Since there are thousands of proteins in the body, this can be tested over and over to ensure consistency).
Mitochondrial DNA - passed down only by mother and is much less prone to change (having two pieces of DNA provides two data sets that should be consistent).
Comparative anatomy - One of the main methods used to group taxa. When you dissect a mouse, a whale, and a human, apart from size they look the same.
Bone Structural comparison - The skull of almost any given vertebrate for example has dozens of bones and each is named and measured precisely and these can be compared.
Fossil record - Not only gives us evidence of what paths life likely took to progress.
Embryology - Many higher taxa are grouped together because they share developmental stages. Ebryos can show which structures arise from which developmental cells. This has been used to confirm that bird feathers are derived from reptilian scales.
Biogeography - The study of the distribution of species on the planet using a combination evolution and geography. Species occur almost precisely where we would expect them to based on the fossil record and plate tectonics.
Ecology - Ecology is the study of the interactions between organisms, species, and the environment. This is essentially the study of the factors that drive evolution.
Symbiosis - When the family trees of symbiotic species are layed on top of each other, they fit almost perfectly. I.E. when one species splits off, so does its symbiotic species.
Please explain why this isn't enough evidence and what would be sufficient.
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