if, according to darwin, all living things on Earth, including plants, animals and microbes, come from a common ancestor, there must be a common feature in the genes of all living creatures showing the root of a common ancestor. is there any such common element in the genetic structure of all living creature?

Edited September 21, 201411 yr by ark200

if, according to darwin

 

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if, according to darwin, all living things on Earth, including plants, animals and microbes, come from a common ancestor, there must be a common feature in the genes of all living creatures showing the root of a common ancestor. is there any such common element in the genetic structure of all living creature?

 

The common feature to every living thing is the structure of DNA.

There is more than that:

 

DNA-RNA-Proteins (composition and synthesis), the genetic code, remarkable conservation in central metabolism, especially within eukaryotes.

thank you very much