This lesson will describe what a mutation is and how it can effect the outcome of protein synthesis. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Mutations."

A good background on base pair mutations as a whole, with an example and explanation of what a silent mutation is.

This lesson will explain how cancer is caused by a gene mutation. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Cancer."

Photographs of deformed frogs discovered in the wild and held in captivity from 1997 - 2006. Each picture has a brief explanation of the deformity.

Follow the progression of a malignant tumor, beginning with the first mutation within a cell and ending with metastasis, the colonization of related tumors throughout the body.

These images from the Smithsonian Institution depict Nancy Knowlton's work with snapping shrimp in Panama. Knowlton found that the closing of the isthmus -- dividing the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean -- resulted in new species of shrimp.

Macroevolution and microevolution are defined, along with mutation, migration, genetic drift, and natural selection, which are "established mechanisms of evolutionary change."

This lesson discusses how and why plants and animals adapt to their surroundings over time. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Speciation and Natural Selection."

Six sonnets by the American Romantic era poet, including "Midsummer," "October," "November," "To an American Painter Departing for Europe," "Mutation," and "William Tell."