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Genetics

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Set 23 Population Genetics

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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In a given population of Drosophila,curly wings (c )is recessive to the wild-type condition of straight wings (c⁺ ).You isolate a population of 35 curly winged flies,70 flies that are heterozygous for straight wings,and 45 that are homozygous for straight wings.What is the total number of alleles in the gene pool?

A) 2
B) 150
C) 230
D) 300
E) None of these choices are correct

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Given the allele frequency for a gene in population A is 0.3 and the frequency for the same allele in population B is 0.5 and that 25 individuals from A migrate to and mate randomly with the 475 individuals in population B,what is the new allele frequency (PC)in the conglomerate?

A) 0.052
B) 0.2
C) 0.8
D) 0.49

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Question 3

(True False)

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Most natural populations are in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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