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Understanding Randomness In Genetic Drift

Genetic drift is sometimes referred to as statistical selection, because it is probabilistic or random. Let's understand the randomness in the phenomenon of genetic drift. 

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Set % resource distribution to 20% to both the regions. Set the number of types to 5. Run the model three times until all  phenotype have become extinct except for one.

Note your results in the table below. [If you are working in groups, you could write results from simulation-runs on different computers.]  

Describe your observations in the computational experiment you performed in the previous question. Explain your observations.

What conclusions can be drawn from your observations?

Notes

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