Following up on Question 6, which of the following statements is correct? A. The is an example of frequency-dependent selection. B. The H1 allele is deleterious and will eventually be selected against in the population, resulting in its extinction. C. The H2 allele is deleterious and will eventually be selected against in the population, resulting in its extinction. D. In this example, whether dominant or recessive, it does not affect an allele’s fitness. E. None of the above

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Following up on Question 6, which of the following statements is correct?

  A.

The is an example of frequency-dependent selection.

  B.

The H1 allele is deleterious and will eventually be selected against in the population, resulting in its extinction.

  C.

The H2 allele is deleterious and will eventually be selected against in the population, resulting in its extinction.

  D.

In this example, whether dominant or recessive, it does not affect an allele’s fitness.

  E.

None of the above

Minotaur is only found in the Labyrinth on the island of Crete. The area is famous for its annual
spectacle of "Minotaur run," where herds of Minotaur rush out of the Labyrinth to reach their
breeding grounds on the beautiful Aegean seashore. A group of Olympian
scientists discovered that the horn size of the Minotaur is controlled by a
single locus H. A previous population genetic survey showed that there are
only two allele in this locus, H1 and H2. Furthermore, it was found that the
H2 allele is recessive. Several studies showed that the long-horned
individuals (H,H1 and HH2) tend to be tangled up along the way during
the annual migration out of the Labyrinth, such that only 80% of the long-
horned individuals can make it out of the Labyrinth alive. Once outside the
Labyrinth, the short-horned individuals tend to be less successful at finding
food, thus 60% would die from starvation before the beginning of the breeding
season. Initially, the annual migration of Minotaur started out with 1,000 individuals (150 H,H1,
500 H¡H2, and 350 H2H2) inside the Labyrinth.
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Transcribed Image Text:Minotaur is only found in the Labyrinth on the island of Crete. The area is famous for its annual spectacle of "Minotaur run," where herds of Minotaur rush out of the Labyrinth to reach their breeding grounds on the beautiful Aegean seashore. A group of Olympian scientists discovered that the horn size of the Minotaur is controlled by a single locus H. A previous population genetic survey showed that there are only two allele in this locus, H1 and H2. Furthermore, it was found that the H2 allele is recessive. Several studies showed that the long-horned individuals (H,H1 and HH2) tend to be tangled up along the way during the annual migration out of the Labyrinth, such that only 80% of the long- horned individuals can make it out of the Labyrinth alive. Once outside the Labyrinth, the short-horned individuals tend to be less successful at finding food, thus 60% would die from starvation before the beginning of the breeding season. Initially, the annual migration of Minotaur started out with 1,000 individuals (150 H,H1, 500 H¡H2, and 350 H2H2) inside the Labyrinth. 99
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