You have two populations of snakes in different enclosures in a zoo. In enclosure A the frequency for the autosomal dominant banded allele is 0.8. In enclosure B the frequency for the recessive unbanded allele is 0.6. If you start a third enclosure made up of equal numbers of snakes from enclosures A and B, what is the new allele frequency for the banded allele in the third enclosure? A) 0.7 B) 0.3 C) 0.6 D) 0.8 E) 0.4

You have two populations of snakes in different enclosures in a zoo. In enclosure A the frequency for the autosomal dominant banded allele is 0.8. In enclosure B the frequency for the recessive unbanded allele is 0.6. If you start a third enclosure made up of equal numbers of snakes from enclosures A and B, what is the new allele frequency for the banded allele in the third enclosure? A) 0.7 B) 0.3 C) 0.6 D) 0.8 E) 0.4

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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