Description
This Google Sheet simulation allows users to track the evolution of a population of digital Huskies that are subject to different environmental selective pressures and initial conditions over ten generations.
The major driving force of the evolution of the Husky population is natural selection, but sexual selection and genetic drift (i.e., "random" events) also play a part in determining the composition of the final gene pool.
With each run of the simulation, users can choose from various selective pressure scenarios, adjust the population size, and vary the initial gene pool to observe the effect that these variables have on the outcome.
Ultimately, the data-rich spreadsheet helps learners to visualize and analyze the generation-to-generation changes in allele frequencies that characterize the evolutionary mechanisms falling under the category of "microevolution."
Plus, it's just dang fun to play with!
Note: This Google Sheet requires users to run additional functions (Macros) embedded within the spreadsheet. Users must "Allow access" to these functions to run the simulation.
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Description
This Google Sheet simulation allows users to track the evolution of a population of digital Huskies that are subject to different environmental selective pressures and initial conditions over ten generations.
The major driving force of the evolution of the Husky population is natural selection, but sexual selection and genetic drift (i.e., "random" events) also play a part in determining the composition of the final gene pool.
With each run of the simulation, users can choose from various selective pressure scenarios, adjust the population size, and vary the initial gene pool to observe the effect that these variables have on the outcome.
Ultimately, the data-rich spreadsheet helps learners to visualize and analyze the generation-to-generation changes in allele frequencies that characterize the evolutionary mechanisms falling under the category of "microevolution."
Plus, it's just dang fun to play with!
Note: This Google Sheet requires users to run additional functions (Macros) embedded within the spreadsheet. Users must "Allow access" to these functions to run the simulation.





