For K-12 Students · Mutation–Selection
Mutation–Selection for a food web
Built for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework. Simulate a food web live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
Mutation–Selection BalanceLive
evolution of an allele
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Selection pushes a favorable allele toward fixation, while mutation keeps feeding the alternative back in. The two forces settle at a mutation–selection balance — which is why harmful alleles never fully disappear from a population. Educational tool.
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Equilibrium frequency0.043
Directionfalling
Governing equation
Reading this result: Selection pushes the allele up while mutation feeds the alternative back in; they settle at the equilibrium frequency shown.
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- Is this good for k-12 students?
- Yes — this version of "Mutation–Selection for a food web" is framed for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework.
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- No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.