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.

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.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

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