1. Home
  2. Material Detail: Sources of Variation

Material Detail

"Sources of Variation" icon

Sources of Variation

In this animation, you will learn how differences arise in individuals within species, how diversity begins with DNA and how mutations change the timing, location and level of gene activation. There is also a HHMI Holiday Lecture Connections video in which Dr. Sean Carroll explains how non-random selection works on random variations within a population. ...

Show More
Keywords:
mutations, species, diversity, selection, recombination, evolution, variation
Disciplines:
Go to Material 
Bookmark / Add to Course ePortfolio
Create a Learning Exercise
Add Accessibility Information
Rate
Add a Comment

Quality

  • Editor Reviews
  • User Rating
  • Comments
  • Learning Exercises
  • Bookmark Collections
  • Course ePortfolios
  • Accessibility Info

More about this material

Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
December 1, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 11, 2022
Author:
Submitter:
Jim Bidlack
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
Unknown
Accessibility Information Available:
Unknown
Creative Commons:
No

Browse...

Disciplines with similar materials as Sources of Variation
People who viewed this also viewed
Other materials like Sources of Variation

Comments

Log in to participate in the discussions or sign up if you are not already a MERLOT member.