Mendel first studied pea plants. The characteristics of the peas in different generations could be tracked by using beans. Beanbag genetics is a conceptual model of genetics which was used by early Mendelians, who used to keep colored beans in bags as a way of tracking Mendelian ratios.  To be able to understand beanbag genetics, the meaning of population has to change. Population is no longer a group of individuals in an area but are all the Alleles in an area that assort and segregate separately. All of the alleles become the gene pool. When using the beanbag approach, there are two ways that the gene pool can be viewed. The first is to view the gene pool as all the alleles that represent all the traits in the population be viewed at once. The second, the gene pool could only be alleles for a single trait in the population. Once the alleles are chosen for the gene pool they are selected for at random. Phrase was first coined by Ernst Mayr in criticizing the work of Ronald Fisher and J. B. S. Haldane who treated genes as independent entities to simplify their mathematical analysis of population genetics. Mayr created the name beanbag because all the alleles were thought of like beans in a beanbag. The beanbag full of beans would be considered the gene pool for the population. Debate The debate of BeanBag Genetics has been occurring for many years now. One thing scientists have agreed on is that BeanBag genetics is too simplistic and needs to be built upon. Sir Ronald Fisher and Sewall Wright are two scientist that were once a part of this debate. Fisher's assumptions were that: traits are determined by many loci with independent effects, populations are well mixed, and mating is random. Wright's assumptions were his Shifting balance theory that included: Random Drift, Individual selection, and Interdeme Selection. As both argue their theories, people agree with Fisher's theory because it works and is a well developed theory. Other people agree with Wright because his theory is closer to the real world and provides an aesthetically pleasing view of evolution. Even though both theories have parts that are right they both are wrong as well. Fisher's theory does not explain the diversity of the world and Wright's theory is just a metaphor not a well developed theory. So how do they know which theory is correct? Even though both theories are right and wrong, they both see a part of a larger picture.
Mendel first studied pea plants. The characteristics of the peas in different generations could be tracked by using beans. Beanbag genetics is a conceptual model of genetics which was used by early Mendelians, who used to keep coloured beans in bags as a way of tracking Mendelian ratios. The phrase was first coined by Ernst Mayr in describing the work of Ronald Fisher and J. B. S. Haldane who treated genes as independent entities to simplify their mathematical analysis of population genetics. To be able to understand beanbag genetics, the meaning of population has to change. A population is no longer a group of individuals in an area but are is the alleles in an area that assort and segregate separately. All of the alleles become the gene pool. When using the beanbag approach, there are two ways that the gene pool can be viewed. The first is to view the gene pool as all the alleles that represent all the traits in the population be viewed at once. The second, the gene pool could only be alleles for a single trait in the population. Once the alleles are chosen for the gene pool they are selected for at random. Mayr created the name beanbag because all the alleles were thought of like beans in a beanbag. The beanbag full of beans would be considered the gene pool for the population. Debate The debate of BeanBag Genetics has been occurring for many years now. One thing scientists have agreed on is that BeanBag genetics is too simplistic and needs to be built upon. Sir Ronald Fisher and Sewall Wright are two scientist that were once a part of this debate. Fisher's assumptions were that: traits are determined by many loci with independent effects, populations are well mixed, and mating is random. Wright's assumptions were his Shifting balance theory that included: Random Drift, Individual selection, and Interdeme Selection. As both argue their theories, people agree with Fisher's theory because it works and is a well developed theory. Other people agree with Wright because his theory is closer to the real world and provides an aesthetically pleasing view of evolution. Even though both theories have parts that are right they both are wrong as well. Fisher's theory does not explain the diversity of the world and Wright's theory is just a metaphor not a well developed theory. So how do they know which theory is correct? Even though both theories are right and wrong, they both see a part of a larger picture.
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