In what situation would the allele frequency of a population NOT change? A. when individuals move into or out of an environment B. when there is no evolution

Q: In a population, the frequency for allele A is 0.4. For the next generation, the frequency for…

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Q: Consider the same population of mice with two alleles for a digestive enzyme, E and e. Assume the…

A: Hardy Weinberg law : "In the absence of any evolutionary influences from one generation to the next,…

Q: Evolution is a change in allele frequencies in a population.  True False

A: Evolution, in the context of biology, refers to the process by which populations of organisms change…

Q: suppose a population with little variation is struck by a disease. explain why this population would…

A: Population with little variations are having more difficulty surviving than a population with lots…

Q: A. When genetic drift and natural selection are combined what happens to the deleterious allele.  B.…

A: 1. GENETIC DRIFT- The random and directionless change in the allele frequency simply as a result of…

Q: Suppose I know the allele frequencies in a population to E people, how many people would I expect to…

A: According to Hardy weinberg equilibrium p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1 and p + q = 1 p = frequency of the…

Q: You have a population with 3 BB, 8 Bb, and 2 bb genotypes. What is the frequency of the B allele?

A: Introduction : According to the Hardy-Weinberg principle, allele frequencies in a population are…

Q: Who first proposed that the size of populations was controlled by the availability of resources?…

A: According to Malthusian theory, three factors would control human population that exceeded the…

Q: How does genetic flow affect the recipient population

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Q: What does positive assortive mating mean? a. Individuals that are different for a certain…

A: Mating is the process of sexual reproduction between two individuals of a species, resulting in the…

Q: Define the term gene pool, and explain how it relates to allele frequencies in a population.

A: The formation of new species occurs when there is a huge accumulation of genetic variations in the…

Q: c) Five years later, you go back and measure wing-length in this bird population again. Every bird…

A: Initial the wing length of the parents is 16 cm and the remaning offspring have 14 cm we have to…

Q: at are the characteristics of a population (How would you define a Population)

A: Demography: Study of population is called demography, the total number of people or organisms  in a…

Q: Suppose that you are examining a population of 100 cats. You are interested in the gene for hair…

A: Allele is the alternative form of a gene and a allele code for different versions of a particular…

Q: a populations allele and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to

A: Genotype frequency refers to the number of individuals with a given genotype divided by the total…

Q: Use the information given below to answer the ne question. Out of 200 rabbits in a population, 168…

A: We can use  following equation to determine the genotypic frequencies for the allele in question as…

Q: what set of fitness levels most likely produced the genotype graph shown below

A: There are different types of natural selection: sexual selection, stabilizing selection, directional…

Q: You have a population of 100 individuals in HW equilibrium and there are two alleles at the T locus…

A: The Hardy- Weinberg principle, also known as the Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, model or low, states…

Q: Which type of selection results in greater genetic variance in a population? a. stabilizing…

A: Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with one another and with the environment. Ecology…

Q: How does heterozygote superiority (aka overdominance) differ from underdominance? In your answer…

A: Dominance It is ability of an allele to show its phenotype even in the heterozygous condition, while…

Q: Which statement about Inbreeding (=consanguinity) is correct? a. Inbreeding has no influence on the…

A: Consanguinity, another name for inbreeding, is the union of two relatives, such as siblings or…

Q: In a population of frogs, allele frequencies for gene B are: p = f(B) = 0.3 q = f(b) = 0.7 If the…

A: In population genetics, the Hardy–Weinberg rule, otherwise called the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium,…

Q: Give the major factors that cause changes in the genotype and allele frequencies of a population…

A: Evolutionary mechanisms do not operate in isolation in natural populations. Conservation…

Q: Which statement least applies to the concept of fitness? A. Measures of fitness include mating…

A: Natural selection is based on survival of the fittest, according to which the organisms which are…

Q: 12. Which of the following statements is false? A. Genetic drift is more likely to occur in a small…

A: The study of genes is known as genetics. The genes carry information that gets passed from one…

Q: Predict gene frequencies in populations when one allele is favored over another. Predict effect of…

A: The calculation of gene frequency needs to detect the degree of dominance between alleles like…

Q: Forces are always acting on the genes of a population, causing natural selection to occur. Describe…

A: The objective of the question is to understand the forces that affect the genes in a population,…

Q: Explain into details, the concept of fitness in evolution

A: Gene expression is a process by which the genes are turned on to form RNA and proteins. This is seen…

Q: The frequency of the defective allele of a gene for an autosomal dominant disorder is 1/5.  In a…

A: Introduction  Autosomal refers to the 22 pairs of chromosomes in humans that are not involved in…

Q: Color in Mclver beetles is determined by two alleles at one gene locus. Mclver beetles must have a…

A: In the question it is given that the colour of McIver beetles is determined by two alleles in one…

Q: Because of a genetic variation in the population what is a possible outcome?

A: The diversity in gene frequency among individuals or differences between population is referred to…

Q: In a population, describe the result of inbreeding. Whether inbreeding leads to the change in the…

A: Introduction Inbreeding is the mating of organisms closely related by ancestry. Inbreeding also…

Q: In a randomly breeding population, the frequency of the dominant allele (D) is 0.8.  The relative…

A: Introduction Natural selection is a phenomenon in which organisms possessing favorable traits are…

Q: In a randomly breeding population, the frequency of the dominant allele (D) is 0.8. The relative…

A: Introduction Evolution refers to the change of characteristics of a population that can be inherited…

Q: In a population of 1000 mice, the allele frequency for dominant brown fur is 0.25. The population is…

A: It is given that a population of 1000 mice is in the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Allele frequency of…

Q: Is it better for an organism to maximize their direct fitness or their indirect fitness? a. Direct…

A: In evolutionary biology, fitness refers to an individual's reproductive success and ability to pass…

Q: What is the term for organisms producing different phenotypes due to differences in the environment?…

A: Phenotype is observable traits of an individual which involves height,eye color and type of…

Q: Use the information below to answer questions 3-6   There may be a number of possible alleles for…

A: Blood type in humans is an example of codominance and multiple allelism.

Q: Which one of the four forces of evolution has the smallest effect on changing allele frequencies?…

A: The forces of evolution, also known as the mechanisms of evolution, are the processes that drive…

Q: Imagine a population of crabs living on a white sandy beach. The crabs ONLY occur in two color - red…

A: The case mentioned here deals with a population of crabs that lives on a white sandy beach. Usually…

Q: Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion It is often said that “an allele that results in…

A: Charles Darwin proposed the idea of natural selection which is the foundation of current…

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The collaboration between the cells and proteins that work together as a defense system against infection comprises the immune system.Each of them performs a variety of tasks to recognize and/or react against a foreign body.