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Picture of an anole

Using DNA to Explore Lizard Phylogeny

In this activity, students explore the phenomenon of convergent evolution presented in the short film The Origin of Species: Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree. They build and interpret phylogenetic trees to infer how certain adaptations evolved among the Anole lizard populations of the Caribbean.

Genetics
Evolution
Science Practices
Card Activities
High School — AP/IB
College
A group of sea shells

Biodiversity and Evolutionary Trees

In this activity, students use DNA sequences from marine mollusks to construct phylogenetic trees.

Genetics
Evolution
Lessons
High School — AP/IB
College