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A very large frog population has two alleles of a gene for skin color.The domina

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Question

A very large frog population has two alleles of a gene for skin color.The dominant allele is at 60% frequency and the recessive allele is at 40% frequency. There is no migration or natural selection, and mating between frogs is random.Given this information, then after 200 generation:

a)the allele frequencies wil be 100% dominant and 0% recessive

b) the allele frequencies will be 75% dominant and 25% recessive

c) the allele frequencies will be 60% dominant and 40% recessive

d) the allele frequencies will be 50% dominant and 50% recessive

e) there is no way to predict what the allele frequencies will be

Mass extinctions account for approximately what percentage of total extinction over geological time?

a)1%

b)5%

c)50%

d) 75%

In a population of seals you find the following genotypes 81 WW, 18Ww, 1ww. What is the allele frequency of W? W= webs, w=toes

a)0.9

b)0.45

c)0.18

d)0.10

e)0.09

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

1). c) the allele frequencies will be 60% dominant and 40% recessive

If no migration and no selection, ther will be no change in allele frequencies

2). b)5%

Mass extinctions may account for less than 5% of all species which have become extinct

3). a)0.9

The frequency of WW = p^2 = 81/100 = 0.81

The frequency of allele W = p = .9

The frequency of ww = q^2 = 1/100 = 0.01

The frequency of allele W = q = 0.1