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Description: Simulation of a common example used describing the effect random sampling has in genetic drift. In this population of 20, there is a shift from an allele frequency of 50% for the blue allele to 100% for the blue allele in just 5 generations.
Title: Random sampling genetic drift
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Author: Professor marginalia
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