A.0.0025 B.0.01 C.0.95 D.0.99 E.None of the above The common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) is highly polymorphic for flower color. Part of this phenotypic variation is due to allelic variation at the P locus. This locus determines whether flowers will be in purple or white color. Further genetic studies showed that the purple color is dominant. Based on a survey, you found that out of a total of 1000 individuals in the population, 922 are purple and 78 are white. Assuming that this population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the allele frequency for the purple allele? A.0.078 B.0.279 C.0.721 D.0.922 E.0.960 Let's assume that there are only two alleles in the population, with the A allele dominant over the a allele, such that the aa individuals’ color are white while the others are red. Let's further assume that the frequency of a allele is determined by mutation-selection balance, with the fitness of the aa adult individuals being 0.8 and the mutation rate converting the A allele to the a allele being 2×10⁻³ per generation. Assuming random mating, what would be the frequency for the newborn RED individuals at equilibrium? (Note: the equilibrium allele frequency \(\hat{q}\) is calculated as \(\hat{q} = \sqrt{\frac{\mu}{s}}\), where \(\mu\) is the mutation rate and \(s\) is the selection coefficient.)

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A.	0.0025
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	C.	0.95
	D.	0.99
	E.	None of the above

The common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) is highly polymorphicfor flower color. Part of this phenotypic variation is due toallelic variation at the P locus. This locus determines whetherflowers will be in purple or white color. Further genetic studies showed that the purple color is dominant. Based on a survey, you found that out of a total of 1000 individuals in the population, 922 are purple and 78 are white. Assuming that this population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the allele frequency for the purple allele?

A.

0.078

B.

0.279

C.

0.721

D.

0.922

E.

0.960

Let's assume that there are only two alleles in the population, with the A allele dominant over the a allele, such that the aa individuals’ color are white while the others are red. Let's further assume that the frequency of a allele is determined by mutation-selection balance, with the fitness of the aa adult individuals being 0.8 and the mutation rate converting the A allele to the a allele being 2×10⁻³ per generation. Assuming random mating, what would be the frequency for the newborn RED individuals at equilibrium? (Note: the equilibrium allele frequency \(\hat{q}\) is calculated as \(\hat{q} = \sqrt{\frac{\mu}{s}}\), where \(\mu\) is the mutation rate and \(s\) is the selection coefficient.)

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