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 2x10-3 per generation. Assuming random mating, what would be the frequency for the newborn RED individuals at equilibrium? (Note: the equilibrium allele frequency ĝ is calculated as ĝ where u is the mutation rate and s is the selection 1 S coefficient.)

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 2x10-3 per generation. Assuming random mating, what would be the frequency for the newborn RED individuals at equilibrium? (Note: the equilibrium allele frequency ĝ is calculated as ĝ where u is the mutation rate and s is the selection 1 S coefficient.)

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Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

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