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ERIC Number: EJ380794
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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How-To-Do-It: Simulating Selection of a Polygenic Trait.
Thelen, Thomas H.
American Biology Teacher, v50 n4 p231-34 Apr 1988
Describes an activity that combines manual and computer simulation of a population undergoing selection using three alternative genetic models. Discusses procedures used, model and how the computer simulation works. Stresses the advantage of using the student involvement of the manual exercise in combination with the speed of the computer simulation. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Science, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Genetics, Higher Education, Models, Science Activities, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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