Help me, Lazyweb, you're my only hope
Feb. 26th, 2007 04:21 pmDoes anyone have a line on a graphical simulator of genetic trait propagation within a population? I want to illustrate the impact on a species of introducing a trait that directly affects reproduction - ideally, being able to show how the trait is expected to spread if the trait enhances, inhibits, or fails to impact, reproductive rates of the species over a period of generations. ('Illustrate' was an important word in that sentence - I'm trying to tie a graphical representation of 'here is what happens' together with 'here is the math' for folks for whom the mathematical explanation is user-hostile).
While we're at it, I'd be interested in informed comment upon the proposition that 'human artificial genetic modification produces rates of genetic change that are higher / lower / comparable to natural propagation rates.'
As an aside, the article Integrating gene flow, crop biology, and farm management in on-farm conservation of avocado (Persea americana, Lauraceae) from the American Journal of Botany is quite interesting.
While we're at it, I'd be interested in informed comment upon the proposition that 'human artificial genetic modification produces rates of genetic change that are higher / lower / comparable to natural propagation rates.'
As an aside, the article Integrating gene flow, crop biology, and farm management in on-farm conservation of avocado (Persea americana, Lauraceae) from the American Journal of Botany is quite interesting.