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Genetic Drift for a species migration

Built for researchers prototyping or validating an idea. Prototype fast, reproduce exactly, and share a citable, interactive version of your model. Simulate a species migration live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

Genetic Drift (Wright-Fisher)Live

chance changes allele frequencies

Controls

Presets

Population size N

Initial frequency p₀

Replicate populations

Even with no selection, allele frequencies wander purely by chance as each generation is randomly sampled from the last. In small populations this genetic drift is fast and alleles quickly fix or vanish; in large populations it is slow. Each colored line is an independent population starting from the same frequency.

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Fixed (reached 1)0

Lost (reached 0)0

Population size50

Governing equation

Var (p) = \frac{p _{0} ( 1 - p _{0} )}{2 N} = \frac{0.5 ( 1 - 0.5 )}{2 \cdot 50} = 0.0025

Reading this result: Over many replicates the fraction that fix an allele converges on its starting frequency p₀=0.5 — drift is directionless, but the odds of fixation equal where you began.

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Is this good for researchers?: Yes — this version of "Genetic Drift for a species migration" is framed for researchers prototyping or validating an idea. Prototype fast, reproduce exactly, and share a citable, interactive version of your model.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.