PLEASE HELP You are a scientist tasked with writing a journal article on the evolution of alligators. In 3–5 sentences, describe the different forms of evidence you might use to analyze the evolution of alligators.

The first alligator ancestors evolved about 245 million years ago.

Explanation:

The first alligator ancestors evolved about 245 million years ago due to change in the environmental condition.  crocodilians appeared about 80 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. Modern alligators has experience less changes which is closely related to their ancient ancestors and look much like to their relatives that exists about 80 million years ago. The main reason for the change in the body structure of alligator is due to change in environmental condition.

ans.

dna fingerprinting is defined as a process that determines the dna characteristics of an individual. these dna characteristics are unique among individuals as their fingerprints, so it is known as dna fingerprinting.

steps of dna fingerprinting includes extraction of dna from sample, amplification of dna, restriction digestion of amplified dna, and then analysis of dna by gel electrophoresis, respectively.

thus, the next step performed by the scientist is 'to cut the amplified dna (obtained by polymerase chain reaction) by restriction enzymes that cleave the dna into fragments and their analysis.'