Build the Tree: DNA Cladogram Challenge
Compare DNA. Discover relationships. Build the evolutionary tree.
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Mission Briefing2
Meet the Organisms3
DNA Investigation4
Identify Organisms5
Build the Cladogram6
Check the Cladogram7
Challenge Round8
Results & ExplanationYour Mission
Six organisms have been selected for genetic comparison. Your job is to examine portions of their DNA, identify similarities, and use the evidence to determine their evolutionary relationships. At the end of the investigation, you will construct a cladogram representing those relationships.
Evolution Is Not a Ladder
Organisms should not be thought of as progressing from "primitive" to "advanced." A cladogram represents patterns of shared ancestry and evolutionary relationships.
Hands-On Science
You just compared DNA and built an evolutionary tree. Explore the microscopic structures that make that science possible.
AFFILIATE PRODUCTBiology / Laboratory
Explore a World Too Small to See
Magnify specimens and investigate the microscopic structures hidden in everyday materials and living things.
Explore the Microscopic World
