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This interactive site allows participants to learn about skeletal anatomy by viewing the bones of a human, chimpanzee,... see more
Students play the role of predators on moths on a tree trunk. Then, they play the role of biologist, analyzing the... see more
Protein Explorer became non-operational about 2008. It is replaced with FirstGlance.Jmol.Org (for guided exploration of... see more
A large collection of small java simulations that illustrate various aspects of evolution. Topics covered include... see more
This tutorial/simulation consists of three topics. In topic 1, students look at 5 frog populations to decide whether they... see more
A Step by step tutorial of Darwinian principles of Natural Selection that link the direct relation to Evolution. This... see more
Pepper moth simulation showing natural selection at work.
Students use DNA sequences from Human, Neanderthal, Chimpanzee, Gorrilla and Orangutan mitochondrial D-loop to perform a... see more
ForensicEA is a simulation program that models the evolution of viruses. Using the program a patient is infected with a... see more
This simulation illustrates the interaction between migration and genetic drift. Users may select from three different... see more
This simulation illustrates the interaction between mutation and genetic drift. Users may select from three different... see more
The virtual lab includes four modules that investigate different concepts in evolutionary biology, including adaptation,... see more
This interactive activity gives students the opportunity to be a scientist and choose between four unidentified fossil... see more
A description of the peppered moth example of natural selection along with a simulation
This stie has two java simulations for creating evoultionary trees based on discrete characters and a tutorial showing... see more
A large collection of articles and essays about the origin of the universe and earth and evolution of life. Many discuss... see more
Teaching Genetics with dragons has several activities for students. Explore heredity and genetics by experimenting with... see more
Functionality is the essence which biomimics seek to emulate from nature, for example how the structure of gecko feet... see more
The mitochondrial genotype is inherited through the cytoplasm, and so follows the female line through the generations.... see more
The Y chromosome is inherited from father to son, and so follows the male line through the generations. Due to random... see more
Students play an interactive game, “Fitness Fever” to learn the underlying genetic variation that natural selection acts... see more
Students look at 5 frog populations to decide whether they should be considered separate species using criteria of three... see more
Students will think about speciation events at several points along the phylogeny of the plant genus Fuchsia. Students... see more
A Hardy-Weinberg based population genetics simulator. This program assumes a single gene and two alleles. Simulation of... see more