AVIDA exercise on the role of mutation in evolution
Author(s): William Beachly
Hastings College
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A tested exercise at the college freshmen level using AVIDA-Ed to generate and test a hypothesis about the relationship between mutation rate and the probability of evolving a useful function in which students pool and analyze data from their…
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Description
A "lab" using virtual evolution that can be adapted to a lecture period or longer time frame that may be used as follow-up to an introductory AVIDA-Ed activity or lead to further hypothesis generation and testing with this platform.
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- Beachly, W. (2019). AVIDA exercise on the role of mutation in evolution. Avida-ED Active LENS, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/Q46X75