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Set 27 Population Genetics

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following is not true concerning a population in equilibrium according to the Hardy-Weinberg rule?

A) There is no migration into or out of the population
B) Individuals of the population mate randomly
C) The population size is very large
D) Selection is favoring the dominant allele
E) There is no mutation in the populations

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Question 2

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If the allele frequency of the dominant allele is 0.4, what value is used for the term p2 in the equation p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1?

A) 0.4
B) 0.2
C) 0.16
D) 16

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Question 3

(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 frequency of alleles in this population?

A) 35% c; 45% c+
B) 46.7% c; 53.3% c+
C) 50% c; 50% c+
D) 55% c; 45% c+
E) The frequencies cannot be calculated from the provided information

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