This example illustrates the fact that a phylogeny is, at its most basic level, a history of descent from common ancestry. Phylogenetic trees are fractal in the sense that the same pattern is ...

The Evolution Lab contains two main parts: Build A Tree: Students build phylogenetic trees themed around the evidence of evolution, including fossils, biogeography, and similarities in DNA.

“Understanding phylogenetic trees can be difficult, but we’re working to make it more accessible,” says principal investigator Chia Shen, director of Scientists’ Discovery Room (S ...