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Biology 3.7 Describe trends in human evolution
Sites for revision
Check out the links in the subject contents page. There are some excellent resources to help you.
Becoming Human
If you have a fast connection on your computer, then watch this documentary to get an excellent overview of human evolution, biological as well as cultural.
http://www.becominghuman.org
Our Primate Origins: An Introduction
The information at this site is easy to access and understand. Regularly updated by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, it has up-to-the-minute information on the fossil record of early humans.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/ha/primate.html
Mutations are changes in genetic information
This problem shows how mutations on the mitochondrial DNA can be used as a molecular clock to measure human evolution, and is well worth doing. This website has a wealth of information, mostly to do with genetics. There are 41 clips to choose from and each one has a number of problems to attempt.
http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/27/concept/index.html
