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标题：Counting Buttons: demonstrating the Hardy-Weinberg principle
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作者：Pongprapan Pongsophon, Vantipa,Roadrangka ; Alison Campbell
期刊名称：Science in School
印刷版ISSN：1818-0353
电子版ISSN：1818-0361
出版年度：2007
卷号：6
页码：32-32
出版社：EIROforum
摘要：The Hardy-Weinberg principle is one of the most difficult topics in evolution for many teachers and students (Mertens, 1992). They may feel threatened by mathematics and the quantitative aspects of population genetics, and may be unable to apply the principle to make sense of evolutionary phenomena. Many of them wonder about the relevance of the Hardy-Weinberg principle to understanding evolution. To help Mrs Karnika and other teachers who face the same difficulties, I would like to introduce the Counting Buttons activity. This is a simple demonstration of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and how natural selection affects the allele frequency of a population. This activity is appropriate for highschool and university students studying evolution. The activity was originally developed by staff in the Department of Genetics at Kasetsart University in Thailand and later modified, as part of a PhD project, for use with high-school students.