- Genetic Origins
This site provides biochemical methods and computer tools to allow students to use their own DNA, by examining mitochondrial point mutations and PV-92 Alu insertion polymorphism. Click on "fingerprints" as a starting point in the study of human evolution. http://www.geneticorigins.org/geneticorigins/ (Added: Tue Jun 11 2002)
- MitoMap
The starting place to learn about the polymorphisms and mutations of the human mitochondrial DNA. http://infinity.gen.emory.edu/mitomap.html (Added: Tue Jun 11 2002)
- The Emergence of Modern Humans
A how-to library which allows students to isolate mtDNA, and to have it processed at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. http://www.geneticorigins.org/geneticorigins/mito/intro.html (Added: Tue Jun 11 2002)
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