Approximately 1% of the magpies (Pica pica) in a hypothetical populations are albino. Assume that the albino phenotype is due to a recessive allele and that this population is in HardyWeinberg proportions at this locus. (a) What is the estimated frequency of the albino allele in this population? (b) What is the probability that the first progeny born to a mating between an albino and a normal magpie from this population will be albino? (Hint: what is the probability that the normal magpie is heterozygous, given the allele frequencies in this population?)
Approximately 1% of the magpies (Pica pica) in a hypothetical populations are albino. Assume that the albino
(a) What is the estimated frequency of the albino allele in this population?
(b) What is the probability that the first progeny born to a mating between an albino and a normal magpie from this population will be albino? (Hint: what is the probability that the normal magpie is heterozygous, given the allele frequencies in this population?)
(a)
By using the Hardy Weinberg equation ee can calculate the frequency of albino allele.
p² + 2pq + q² = 1
where,
"p" is the frequency of dominant allele
"q" is the frequency of recessive allele
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