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Genetics

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Set 25 Population And Evolutionary Genetics

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Question 1

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Albinism is an autosomal recessive trait in humans. Assume that there are 100 albinos (aa) in a population of 1 million. How many individuals would be expected to be homozygous normal (AA) under equilibrium conditions?

A) 100
B) 10,000
C) 19,800
D) 980,100
E) 999,900

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Question 2

(Essay)

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What is meant by the equation p + q = 1.0?

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The sum of the relev...

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Question 3

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Assume that a trait is caused by the homozygous state of a gene that is recessive and autosomal. Nine percent of the individuals in a given population express the phenotype caused by this gene. What percentage of the individuals would be heterozygous for the gene? Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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