Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) were trapped in fields in southem Indiana and genotyped for a locus that encodes transferrin (a blood protein). The following numbers of genotypes were recorded, where T and T represent different alleles. [Tom McHugh/Science Source.] TETE TET; TFT; 407 170 17 Calculate the genotypic and allelic frequencies of the transferrin locus for this population.

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Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) were trapped in fields in southem Indiana
and genotyped for a locus that encodes transferrin (a blood protein). The
following numbers of genotypes were recorded, where T and T
represent different alleles.
[Tom McHugh/Science Source.]
TETE
TET;
TFT;
407
170
17
Calculate the genotypic and allelic frequencies of the transferrin locus
for this population.
Transcribed Image Text:Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) were trapped in fields in southem Indiana and genotyped for a locus that encodes transferrin (a blood protein). The following numbers of genotypes were recorded, where T and T represent different alleles. [Tom McHugh/Science Source.] TETE TET; TFT; 407 170 17 Calculate the genotypic and allelic frequencies of the transferrin locus for this population.
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