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1) Go to the following link to watch the video about the Homeobox Genes, or click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voQQ1dhCqZg

2) Now watch the following video about the Tree of Life or click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6IrUUDboZo

3) Now enter the NOVA Evolution Lab by going to the website below and clicking "PLAY". Be sure to log in using the same account you used in the NOVA RNA Lab:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/evolution/

(Links to an external site.)

4) Watch the tutorial videos and play and solve the puzzles for Missions 1-3 on the NOVA Evolution Lab. You may also check out the phylogenetic tree in the "Deep Tree" link on the left, which you can compare with the next links.

5) Next, explore the interactive, fractal Tree of Life on OneZoom:

OneZoom Tree of Life

(Links to an external site.)

On this incredible Phylogenetic Tree, you can zoom in and out, search for any living organism, and use the Advanced Search (Wishbone icon) to see how any two species on Earth are related, and how long ago they share a common ancestor! Enjoy!

6) You may also wish to explore the similar Cladogram on the Tree of Life Web Project, which includes extinct species and additional resources:

http://tolweb.org/tree/

(Links to an external site.)

Here, you can navigate by clicking on the tree, and then clicking on the highlighted classifications to find any living thing. See if you can figure out how closely or how distantly any two species may be.

6) We will be using these websites in your next project. When you have completed the above, reflect on what you learned, and post a thought-provoking question related to what you have seen for your classmates to answer. Include in this question something that your classmate will be able to find out or discover from a further exploration of the above interactive Trees of Life.

7) Post your question by 11:59pm on Wednesday night, March 16th.

Put the Discussion Post here: