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    Serial Dilutions
    In this Excel workbook, users will enter the original cell concentration and the desired dilution factor (10, 100, and 1000). The program will then calculate the new cell concentration.
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    Luria-Delbruck
    These two workbooks model the evolution of phage resistance in a bacterial population under two alternative hypotheses.
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    Island Biogeography
    This Excel workbook demonstrates the principles of the MacArthur-Wilson theory of Island Biogeography. It allows the user to define the mainland species pool, area of the island, and distance of...
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    Continuous Growth Models
    This Excel worksheet compares user-input growth data with predictions under linear, exponential, and logistic models of growth. Introduces concepts of statistical analysis that can be additionally...
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    Mark-Recapture
    A common method used to estimate the population size of a species is the Mark-Recapture method.
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    DeFinetti 1.0
    This Excel workbook simulates evolution of a single gene with three alleles. The user assigns fitness values to each of the six possible genotypes, then enters starting allele frequencies for each...
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    ABO Blood Group Frequencies
    An Excel workbook in which students can calculate blood type frequencies through different approaches (Hardy-Weinberg, quadratic formula, and the EM algorithm). The workbook shows the formulas...
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    Evolution Through Natural Selection
    This Excel workbook simulates the population genetics of a single gene with two alleles, allowing the user to set the initial allele frequencies and enter parameters for a variety of different...
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    3D FractaL-Tree
    3D FractaL-Tree allows scientists to collect data from actual specimens in the field or laboratory, insert these measurements into a spatially explicit L-system package, and then visually compare...

    Keywords: fractalsL-systems

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    Protein Analysis
    This Excel workbook allows the analysis of sample or imported protein sequences. The model can analyze protein sequences up to 500 amino acids long.
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    Database Construction and Sampling
    Creating your own database is an excellent way for students to learn the trials and tribulations of data collection and management. Construction of three simple databases using a spreadsheet is...
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    Leslie/Lefkovitch Matrix Models for Age or Stage-structured Populations
    This Excel workbook uses the Leslie matrix model for population projection of age-class structured populations, and also allows Lefkovitch matrix models for stage-class structured populations.
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    Biological Cellular Automata Laboratory (BioCA Lab)
    This Excel module includes both linear cellular automata and 2D cellular automata. The original 3 rules for survival, death, and birth are implemented in this module, but users with some Excel...

    Keywords: cellular automata

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    Two-Species Model
    These two Excel worksheets simulate the population growth of two interacting species. In isolation, each species grows logistically, but interaction effects between species may limit or enhance...
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    Phylogeography Simulator
    This Excel workbook simulates the phylogeography of an asexually reproducing species.
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    Genetic Code
    This Excel workbook allows the user to recreate the steps in breaking the genetic code. The user enters the sequence of repetitive synthetic mRNA strands, which are translated in vitro to produce...

    Keywords: mRNAgenetic code

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    EvolSeq
    An Excel worksheet that simulates the molecular evolution of DNA sequences.
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    Pharmacokinetics
    This Excel module explores how drugs are processed and absorbed in the human body.
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    SIR BuildIt
    An introduction to epidemiological models using interactive Excel worksheets
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    Hidden Markov Model
    Hidden Markov models are a set of mathematical tools that can be used to draw inferences about genomic and evolutionary processes.
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