NOVA: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial | Human Chromosome 2

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NOVA chromosomes genetics human genetics human biology Darwin theory of evolution evolution natural selection common ancestry life science fused chromosome telomeres centromeres chromosome two fusion point Spanish video científicos papel de ADN en herencia genética chimpancé gorila orangután humano 23 pares de cromosoma primate 24 pares de cromosoma genes evolución genomas telómeros centrómero marcadores genéticos cromosoma humano 2
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NOVA: Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial | Human Chromosome 2

This video segment from NOVA: "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial" reveals how genetic evidence helped to confirm an important component of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection: the common ancestry of humans and apes. In particular, it explains that humans have one fewer chromosome pair in their cells than apes, due to a mutation found in chromosome number 2 that caused two chromosomes to fuse into one.

This video is available in both English and Spanish audio, along with corresponding closed captions.
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