We are examining a hypothetical population of animals that vary in the length of their tails. Animals with genotype TT have long tails, animals with genotype Tt have medium-length tails, and animals with genotype tt have short tails. In a population of 2000 individuals, 900 have long tails, 800 have medium-length tails and 300 have short tails. (With the genotype frequencies below, round your answers to the nearest hundredth.) Based on this information, the frequency of the T allele is [Select ] and the frequency of the t allele is [ Select ] We then use these allele frequencies to calculate that the expected frequency of the TT genotype is [ Select ] the expected frequency of Tt is [ Select ] and the expected frequency of tt is [ Select ] Comparing the expected frequencies of these genotypes with the observed frequencies, we find that this population [Select] v in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

We are examining a hypothetical population of animals that vary in the length of their tails. Animals with genotype TT have long tails, animals with genotype Tt have medium-length tails, and animals with genotype tt have short tails. In a population of 2000 individuals, 900 have long tails, 800 have medium-length tails and 300 have short tails. (With the genotype frequencies below, round your answers to the nearest hundredth.) Based on this information, the frequency of the T allele is [Select ] and the frequency of the t allele is [ Select ] We then use these allele frequencies to calculate that the expected frequency of the TT genotype is [ Select ] the expected frequency of Tt is [ Select ] and the expected frequency of tt is [ Select ] Comparing the expected frequencies of these genotypes with the observed frequencies, we find that this population [Select] v in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

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Problem 9QP: Using the HardyWeinberg Law in Human Genetics Suppose you are monitoring the allelic and genotypic...

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