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Set 20 Genetic Analysis Of Quantitative Traits

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Question 1

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If an X- linked recessive trait has a frequency of 5% in males, what percentage of females are carriers? (Assume that the population is in Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium.)

A) 9.5%
B) 4.2%
C) 5%
D) 10%
E) 95%

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Question 2

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Mexican hairless dogs are heterozygous (Hh), carrying a single copy of the lethal allele. In a given population, the Hh genotypic frequency is 60% and the frequency of each homozygote is 20%. Assuming w = 1 for the Hh and hh dogs, what is the estimated genotypic frequency of the lethal HH genotype after reproduction?

A) 46%
B) 10%
C) 14%
D) 39%
E) 20%

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Question 3

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Given the following genetic profile, what is the mean fitness of the population?  Genotype A1A1A1A2A2A2 Frequency 0.550.200.25 Number 275010001250 Relative fitness (w)1.00.750.50\begin{array} { l l l l } \text { Genotype } & A 1 A 1 & A 1 A 2 & A 2 A 2 \\\text { Frequency } & 0.55 & 0.20 & 0.25 \\\text { Number } & 2750 & 1000 & 1250 \\\text { Relative fitness } ( w ) & 1.0 & 0.75 & 0.50\end{array}

A) 1
B) 0.3025
C) 0.825
D) 0.75
E) 0.55

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