Hardy Weinberg Population Genetics   

Kevin Hall
Biology, Self-directed
1-2 Class periods (45 minutes each)
High School AP/IB Biology
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Overview

Biology students will use the Hardy Weinberg Classroom Model Net Logo program created by Kenneth Letendre. They will use the computer simulation to analyze how variables such as the proportion of alleles, population size, and selection against alleles can influence the genetics of a population. The Hardy Weinberg principle predicts the genotype and phenotype frequencies given that five assumptions (large population size, mating is random, no mutations, no migration, and no selection) hold true in a population.

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Standards

Next Generation Science Standards
  •   Life Science
    • [HS-LS3] Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
    • [HS-LS4] Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Computational Thinking in STEM
  •   Data Practices
    • Collecting Data
    • Creating Data
    • Manipulating Data
    • Analyzing Data
  •   Modeling and Simulation Practices
    • Using Computational Models to Find and Test Solutions
    • Using Computational Models to Understand a Concept
  •   Computational Problem Solving Practices
    • Assessing Different Approaches/Solutions to a Problem
  •   Systems Thinking Practices
    • Investigating a Complex System as a Whole
    • Thinking in Levels
    • Understanding the Relationships within a System
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