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FGMLab: An open-source software for teaching biological evolution through Fisher's geometric model
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Abstract
The process of biological evolution is typically taught through the lens of population genetics, where students are presented with models and diagrams of how alleles (genetic variants) change in frequency over time. While this convention depicts the underlying genetic basis of biological evolution, it fails to quantitatively illustrate how traits, on which natural selection actually acts, evolve. To help teach the process of biological evolution to students, here I present FGMLab, an open source studio application that employs Fisher's geometric model to illustrate evolutionary process from a trait-based perspective.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.32942/X2TT1Q
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Education
Keywords
Education, Evolutionary Biology, Fisher's geometric model
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Published: 2026-04-16 20:52
Last Updated: 2026-04-16 20:52
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CC BY Attribution 4.0 International
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Data and Code Availability Statement:
FGMLab is hosted as a static web page at https://gabe-dubose.github.io/FGMLab/, and the source code is publicly available at https://github.com/gabe-dubose/FGMLab.
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English
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