Lab 3: Methods of Studing Evolution: DNA and Molecules

For this lab we will use an example from a recent book, The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution by Sean B. Carroll. The example involves the evolution of primates and the use of genetic markers in reconstructing phylogenies (evolutionary histories, or "family trees"). The photos below show views of the primates involved. After you've looked them over, study the content of the lab: Atoms, Molecules, DNA, and More.

Photograph Credits:

Apollo_Moonwalk2.jpg

YoungJane_portrait.jpg, JaneGoodall.org

ngs_smoking_chimpanzee.jpg, National Geographic Society

Nani.jpg, JaneGoodall.org

bonobo_NB07.jpg, Frans Lanting, Smithsonian Magazine

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Bristol_zoo_western_lowland.jpg, Wikipedia, Arpingstone

resi.jpg, Mark Cohen, Sumatran Orangutan Society

dont_make_me_laugh.jpg, Lucy Wisdom, Sumatran Orangutan Society

siamang.jpg

siamang.gif

Chlorocebus_pygerythrus.jpg

Lemurine_owl_monkey.jpg

owl_monkey.jpg