Artificial Selection Virtual Lab

Artificial selection, unlike natural selection, is driven by human preference rather than environmental pressures. In this simulation, you will model artificial selection on trichome number in Fast Plants, observing how repeated selection for a specific trait alters phenotypes and allele frequencies over generations. This process illustrates directional selection and highlights how artificial selection can impact genetic variation.

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Topics

  • AP
  • AP Biology
  • AP Bio
  • next generation science standards
  • NGSS
  • artificial selection
  • phenotypic traits
  • trichome number
  • quantitative traits
  • constant variables
  • histogram
  • natural selection
  • environmental pressure
  • selected for
  • selected again
  • fast plant
  • Wisconsin fast plant
  • Brassica rapa
  • domestication