Population Genetics

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AP Biology › Population Genetics

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A population of snails is originally in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The snails come in two different colors: red, the dominant phenotype, and white, the recessive phenotype. The original population has a dominant allele frequency of and a recessive allele frequency of . A new predator is introduced to the habitat that is particularly fond of the red snails. After a few years the dominant allele frequency has been reduced to .

What is the recessive allele frequency after the introduction of this predator?

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Which of the following is a Hardy-Weinberg assumption?

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A population of snails is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The snails come in two different colors: red, the dominant phenotype, and white, the recessive phenotype. There are sixteen homozygous dominant, forty-eight heterozygous, and thirty-six homozygous recessive snails.

What are the allele frequencies for this population?

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A population of snails is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The snails come in two different colors: red, the dominant phenotype, and white, the recessive phenotype. The population consists of sixty-four red snails and thirty-six white snails.

Assuming that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the value of ?

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If four percent of the population is homozygous recessive for the trait that carries dimples (recessive), what is the fractional frequency of the dominant allele?

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A population of snails is originally in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The snails come in two different colors: red, the dominant phenotype, and white, the recessive phenotype. The original population has a dominant allele frequency of and a recessive allele frequency of . A new predator is introduced to the habitat that is particularly fond of the red snails. After a few years the dominant allele frequency has been reduced to .

What is the recessive allele frequency after the introduction of this predator?

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A population of snails is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The snails come in two different colors: red, the dominant phenotype, and white, the recessive phenotype. There are sixteen homozygous dominant, forty-eight heterozygous, and thirty-six homozygous recessive snails.

What are the allele frequencies for this population?

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Which of the following is a Hardy-Weinberg assumption?

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If four percent of the population is homozygous recessive for the trait that carries dimples (recessive), what is the fractional frequency of the dominant allele?

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A population of snails is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The snails come in two different colors: red, the dominant phenotype, and white, the recessive phenotype. The population consists of sixty-four red snails and thirty-six white snails.

Assuming that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the value of ?

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