Evolution of Comic Faces

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Purpose of the applet:

This applet should help to answer the following questions:

What are genes? How are they encoded on the chromosome?
How does evolution work?
What is sexual reproduction and what is its advantage versus asexual reproduction?
How large is the space of possible organisms?

For a detailed information/help with pictures and explenations click here

List of the commands:

Breed: produce children with sexual reproduction

Push the button "Breed"
Or press "b"

Mutate: change the genome of the current organism

Click on a face with the right mouse button
Or press "m"

Copy/Move:

Use "drag&drop" to move an organism

Random: random genes for the selected organism

Push the button "Random"
Or double-click on an organism
Or press "r"

Random all: random genes for all organisms

Push the button "Random all"

Tree: generate an evolutionary tree with asexual reproduction

Push the button "Tree"

History: review the last 30 changes of the current organism

Push the button "History"

For a detailed information/help with pictures and explenations click here

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