An anthropologist discovered that Papa new Guyana tribes that had given up the customs of cannibalism also had an avid aversion to grapefruit . The ability to taste the horridbitterness of PTC present in grapefruit respectively human brain tissue is due to a dominant alial. A small tribe of 637 Papa New Guinea hens was tested by a population geneticists the following results were displayed. Tasters Non-tasters Total Males 171 86 257 Females 337 43 380 Total 508 129 637 A.)Calculate the recessive ally of frequency (i)among males (ii) among females

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An anthropologist discovered that Papa new Guyana tribes that had given up the customs of cannibalism also had an avid aversion to grapefruit . The ability to taste the horridbitterness of PTC present in grapefruit respectively human brain tissue is due to a dominant alial. A small tribe of 637 Papa New Guinea hens was tested by a population geneticists the following results were displayed.

 

Tasters

Non-tasters

Total

Males

171

86

257

Females

337

43

380

Total

508

129

637

 

A.)Calculate the recessive ally of frequency (i)among males (ii) among females

B.) calculate the amount of individuals being homeless sigus for tasting PTC, also the number of heterozygotes individuals and non tasters within the tribe.

C.) another tribe still being cannibals trust past the territory of the other tribe they were captured killed and feasted on the brains of 50 PTC tasting males respectively 19 females as to access their abilities seen as a gift from gods. Calculate the increase slash decrease in percentage units or percent of respective alial frequency displayed in the remaining tribe.  

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