The starting frequency of the s allele is 0.5. The starting number of individuals in the population before selection is 200.

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You are studying the evolution of flower color in Sunflowers. Assume that a genotype's flower color can be
determined by a single gene, with two alleles, S and s.
Below is the relative fitness of the different genotypes in the population.
The starting frequency of the s allele is 0.5. The starting number of individuals in the population before selection
is 200.
Genotype
Phenotype
Relative Fitness
S
Bright Yellow
0.6
Ss
Pale Yellow
1.0
White
0.6
Calculate the number of Bright Yellow
Pale Yellow
and White
flowers before selection
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 5 You are studying the evolution of flower color in Sunflowers. Assume that a genotype's flower color can be determined by a single gene, with two alleles, S and s. Below is the relative fitness of the different genotypes in the population. The starting frequency of the s allele is 0.5. The starting number of individuals in the population before selection is 200. Genotype Phenotype Relative Fitness S Bright Yellow 0.6 Ss Pale Yellow 1.0 White 0.6 Calculate the number of Bright Yellow Pale Yellow and White flowers before selection
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