We have used a small population (52) of consistent and known age structure, with only four possible genetic states (four alleles of one gene). What does this exercise suggest to you about the effects of a bottleneck in populations involving hundreds of genes and alleles, some of which may be very rare (

We have used a small population (52) of consistent and known age structure, with only four possible genetic states (four alleles of one gene). What does this exercise suggest to you about the effects of a bottleneck in populations involving hundreds of genes and alleles, some of which may be very rare (

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2QP: How Can We Measure Allele Frequencies in Populations? The MN blood group is a single-gene,...

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