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Biochemical Evidence Interactive

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Topics Covered: This interactive explores some biochemical evidence for evolution using the actual cytochrome c amino acid sequences of several animals. Students also classify animals and build a cladogram based on anatomy and compare this to the cladogram based on biochemistry. DNA, RNA, and Proteins are also discussed.

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Rhesus Monkey Family Picture: Rhesus macaque monkey family, adult females and baby, in a tree in the IIT Mandi campus, Salgi, Himachal Pradesh, India. 5 August 2020 by Timothy Gonsalves https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhesus_macaque_monkey_family_D72_16866k.jpg

Fighting red kagarooos: 23 May 2010, Author: Dellex https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fighting_red_kangaroos_1.jpg

Snapping Turtle: A common snapping turtle, photographed at Taum Sauk Mountain State Park by Dakota L. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Snapping_Turtle_Close_Up.jpg

North American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), 1 August 2004 by Carl D. Howe, Stow, MA USA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North-American-bullfrog1.jpg

A Southern Bluefin Tuna at a depth of 1 m, in a large floating pen in Boston Bay, Port Lincoln, South Australia, 21 March 2012 by David Muirhead https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thunnus_maccoyii.jpg