How long is a piece of string? 4.5 billion years perhaps!

By Terry Russell , Linda McGuiga

Issue 135 | Page 22 | Published Nov 2014

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Terry Russell and Linda McGuigan provide an update on their classroom research into the teaching and learning of evolution and inheritance.

Evolution
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