You are studying a population of 1000 skunks (which are diploid). You sample alleles at two genetic loci, A and B. The A gene has two alleles A and a, and B has two alleles B and b. The frequency of the A, a, B, b alleles are p, q, r, s respectively, so that p = 0.2, q = 0.8, r = 0.3, s = 0.7. 1) Calculate the expected genotype frequencies of all possible genotypes under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. 2) Calculate the expected haplotype frequencies of all possible haplotypes assuming the two loci are unliked.

You are studying a population of 1000 skunks (which are diploid). You sample alleles at two genetic loci, A and B. The A gene has two alleles A and a, and B has two alleles B and b. The frequency of the A, a, B, b alleles are p, q, r, s respectively, so that p = 0.2, q = 0.8, r = 0.3, s = 0.7. 1) Calculate the expected genotype frequencies of all possible genotypes under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. 2) Calculate the expected haplotype frequencies of all possible haplotypes assuming the two loci are unliked.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Michael Cummings

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Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

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Problem 8QP: How Can We Measure Allele Frequencies in Populations? In a population where the females have the...

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