In a large, randomly mating population, the frequency of the allele (s)for sickle-cell hemoglobin is 0.028. The results of studies have shownthat people with the following genotypes at the beta-chain locus producethe following average numbers of offspring:Genotype Average numberof offspring producedSS 5Ss 6ss 0a. What will the frequency of the sickle-cell allele (s) be in the nextgeneration?b. What will the frequency of the sickle-cell allele be at equilibrium?
In a large, randomly mating population, the frequency of the allele (s)
for sickle-cell hemoglobin is 0.028. The results of studies have shown
that people with the following genotypes at the beta-chain locus produce
the following average numbers of offspring:
Genotype Average numberof offspring
produced
SS 5
Ss 6
ss 0
a. What will the frequency of the sickle-cell allele (s) be in the next
generation?
b. What will the frequency of the sickle-cell allele be at equilibrium?
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