|  | 1. | In contrast, universal common descent is a well-established and tested scientific theory. 
 
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|  | 2. | Michiko is the first empress of common descent and remains highly popular. 
 
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|  | 3. | Similar traits do not necessarily imply common descent; they might be coincidences. 
 
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|  | 4. | A common descent from pre-Hellenic fertility and burial rites has been suggested. 
 
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|  | 5. | Thes Shaikhs claim common descent from Shaikh Laljee, the founder of the village. 
 
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|  | 6. | Therefore, the clan names reflected the common descent of family groups. 
 
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|  | 7. | However, Lamarck did not believe in common descent of all life. 
 
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|  | 8. | This is in opposition to common descent which is accepted by most scientists. 
 
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|  | 9. | Evidence of common descent includes evidence from genetics, fossil records, comparative anatomy, comparative biochemistry. 
 
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|  | 10. | Evidence for common descent may be found in traits shared between all living organisms. 
 
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