A mouse mutation with incomplete dominance (t =tailless) causes short tails in heterozygotes (t+/t). Thesame mutation acts as a recessive lethal that causeshomozygotes (t/t) to die in utero. In a populationconsisting of 150 mice, 60 are t+/t+ and 90 areheterozygotes.a. What are the allele frequencies in this population?b. Given that there is random mating among mice, nomigration, and no mutation, and ignoring the effects of random genetic drift, what are the expectednumbers of the different genotypes in this nextgeneration if 200 offspring are born?c. Two populations (called Pop 1 and Pop 2) of micecome into contact and interbreed randomly. Thesepopulations initially are composed of the followingnumbers of wild-type (t+/t+) homozygotes andtailless (t+/t) heterozygotes:Pop 1 Pop 2Wild type 16 48Tailless 48 36What are the frequencies of the two genotypes in thenext generation?
Gene Flow
Gene flow, also known as gene migration, is the introduction of genetic material from a particular population to another population of the same species through interbreeding. For example, a bee facilitates its reproductive process by carrying pollen from one flower to another. The flow alters the composition of the gene pool of the receiving population. It introduces new alleles within the population and helps increase variability. This exchange of genetic material occurs through reproduction and brings about new combinations of traits into the population. Where human beings are concerned, actual migration of populations, whether voluntary or forced, brings about gene flow.
Population Biology
Population biology is the study of patterns in organism populations, specifically the growth and management of population size, population genetics, the evolution of life history, species interactions, and demography.
Speciation
The process of speciation involves the formation of new species during evolution. The new species evolve in such a way that both new and old species are not able to interbreed. Thus, speciation occurs when few members of one species get separated from the main species due to geographical, mechanical, or reproductive isolation. These separated members develop new traits that make them different from the main species. In other words, speciation could be defined as the absence of gene flow between two populations that become new species.
Allele Fixation
A gene is a unit of heredity and contains both physical and functional information that shapes an individual. Genes are made up of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which carry genetic information from one generation to another, from one set of parents to their offspring, and so on. Every cell in a human body, or any living organism, has the same DNA, which implies that every cell in an individual’s body has all the information it needs to build and sustain the body!
A mouse mutation with incomplete dominance (t =
tailless) causes short tails in heterozygotes (t
+/t). The
same mutation acts as a recessive lethal that causes
homozygotes (t/t) to die in utero. In a population
consisting of 150 mice, 60 are t
+/t
+ and 90 are
heterozygotes.
a. What are the allele frequencies in this population?
b. Given that there is random mating among mice, no
migration, and no mutation, and ignoring the effects of random genetic drift, what are the expected
numbers of the different genotypes in this next
generation if 200 offspring are born?
c. Two populations (called Pop 1 and Pop 2) of mice
come into contact and interbreed randomly. These
populations initially are composed of the following
numbers of wild-type (t
+/t
+) homozygotes and
tailless (t
+/t) heterozygotes:
Pop 1 Pop 2
Wild type 16 48
Tailless 48 36
What are the frequencies of the two genotypes in the
next generation?
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