Clarification Statement - S.HS.LS.4.1.CS:
Emphasis is on a conceptual understanding of the role each line of ev idence has relating to common ancestry and biological ev olution. Examples of evidence could include similarities in DNA sequences, anatomical structures, and order of appeara

Science and Engineering Practices - 9-12.SEP8.1:
Communicate scientific and technical information the process of development and the design and performance of a proposed process or system) in multiple formats (including orally, graphically, textually, and mathematically).

Disciplinary Core Ideas - S.HS.LS.4.1.DCI:
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity •Genetic information provides evidence of evolution. DNA sequences vary among species, but there are many overlaps; in fact, the ongoing branching that produces multiple lines of descent can be inferred by comparing the DNA sequences of different organisms. Such inform ation is also derivable from the similarities and differences in amino acid sequences and from anatomical and embryological evidence.

Crosscutting Concepts - CC1.13:
Different patterns may be observed at each of the scales at which a system is studied and can provide evidence for causality in explanations of phenomena.