Flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum, are easy to keep and widely used as laboratory animals. They consume wheat and other grains while being adapted to survive in very dry environments. The flour beetles are major pests in the agricultural industry, in particular cereal silos, and are highly resistant to insecticides.e An experiment was conducted over 20 generations using different populations of flour beetles over 20 generations. Using breakfast cereal as a food source, two different populations of 10 (figure 1) and 100 (figure 2) were studied with each beetle being heterozygous for alleles b+ and b alleles. The frequency of the b+ allele was measured in the population after every generation. 100% 100% 50% 50% 12 20 16 20 generations generations Figure 1. Population of 10 flour beetles over 20 generationse Figure 2. Population of 100 flour beetles over 20 generations- Frequency of b+ allele Frequency of b+ allele

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A) A fixed allele is an allele that is the only allele for a particular gene in a population. Identify how many populations of flour beetles that the b+ allele became fixed during the experiment

B) After 20 generations, the scientist continued the experiment for another 20 generations. Predict what will happen to the frequency of the b+ and b alleles in the next 20 generations. Justify your prediction

 

 

 

Flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum, are easy to keep and widely used as laboratory animals. They
consume wheat and other grains while being adapted to survive in very dry environments. The flour
beetles are major pests in the agricultural industry, in particular cereal silos, and are highly resistant to
insecticides.e
An experiment was conducted over 20 generations using different populations of flour beetles over 20
generations. Using breakfast cereal as a food source, two different populations of 10 (figure 1) and 100
(figure 2) were studied with each beetle being heterozygous for alleles b+ and b alleles. The frequency of
the b+ allele was measured in the population after every generation.
100%
100%
50%
50%
12
20
16
20
generations
generations
Figure 1. Population of 10 flour beetles over 20
generationse
Figure 2. Population of 100 flour beetles over 20
generations-
Frequency of b+ allele
Frequency of b+ allele
Transcribed Image Text:Flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum, are easy to keep and widely used as laboratory animals. They consume wheat and other grains while being adapted to survive in very dry environments. The flour beetles are major pests in the agricultural industry, in particular cereal silos, and are highly resistant to insecticides.e An experiment was conducted over 20 generations using different populations of flour beetles over 20 generations. Using breakfast cereal as a food source, two different populations of 10 (figure 1) and 100 (figure 2) were studied with each beetle being heterozygous for alleles b+ and b alleles. The frequency of the b+ allele was measured in the population after every generation. 100% 100% 50% 50% 12 20 16 20 generations generations Figure 1. Population of 10 flour beetles over 20 generationse Figure 2. Population of 100 flour beetles over 20 generations- Frequency of b+ allele Frequency of b+ allele
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