Between Ithaca and Geneva, NY at the old Seneca Army Depot is a herd of white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). The species is normally brown. The Army Depot is closed, but offers tours to see the deer herds. There are 800 deer in the population, 160 of which are white (yy). Typically expression of this recessive allele makes the individuals more susceptible to predation, but the Army Depot is fenced off, providing protection from most predators. These brown-eyed deer are not albinos, but rather leucistic (lacking pigmentation in their hair only). Management of the Seneca white deer on the Army Depot increased the proportion of deer exhibiting the trait. a) What is the frequency of the recessive (white) allele in the population? b) What is the predicted frequency of carriers of the leucistic trait in the population.

Between Ithaca and Geneva, NY at the old Seneca Army Depot is a herd of white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). The species is normally brown. The Army Depot is closed, but offers tours to see the deer herds. There are 800 deer in the population, 160 of which are white (yy). Typically expression of this recessive allele makes the individuals more susceptible to predation, but the Army Depot is fenced off, providing protection from most predators. These brown-eyed deer are not albinos, but rather leucistic (lacking pigmentation in their hair only). Management of the Seneca white deer on the Army Depot increased the proportion of deer exhibiting the trait. a) What is the frequency of the recessive (white) allele in the population? b) What is the predicted frequency of carriers of the leucistic trait in the population.

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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter12: Mendel, Genes, And Inheritance

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