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What is the method to calculate allele frequencies for a specific gene in a population?

To calculate allele frequencies for a specific gene in a population, you can use the formula: allele frequency (number of copies of a specific allele) / (total number of alleles in the population). This helps determine how common a particular allele is within the population.


What are more than two alleles that exist in a population for a particular trait?

Multiple alleles


What is the relationship between the frequencies of three alleles of a gene in a population, and how do they add up to a specific value?

The relationship between the frequencies of three alleles of a gene in a population is that they must add up to 1 (100). This is known as the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The frequencies of the three alleles can be represented as p, q, and r, and the equation p q r 1 must hold true in a population for genetic equilibrium to be maintained.


What is evolution in genetic terms?

In terms of a population, evolution is just the change of allele frequencies over time. Natural selection can cause certain advantageous alleles to increase in frequency, and detrimental alleles to decrease in frequency.


How does mutation occur in the population?

Mutation can create new alleles, therfore can change allele frequencies in a population.


What is the allele frequency?

The distribution of alleles in a population - APEX


How do alleles influence natural selection?

It's the other way around: natural selection is the natural process that causes the frequencies of occurence of alleles in the population gene pool to shift.


In what kinds of situations is genetic drift likely to occur?

Genetic drift may occur when a small group of individuals colonizes a new habitat. These individuals may carry alleles in different relative frequencies than did the larger population from which they came.


What is evolution genetic terms?

Any change over time in the relative frequency of alleles in a population.


A trait has two alleles and their frequencies are represented by p and q. If p 0.68 what is q?

In a population with two alleles for a trait, the frequencies of the alleles must add up to 1. If the frequency of allele p is 0.68, then the frequency of allele q can be calculated as q = 1 - p. Therefore, q = 1 - 0.68 = 0.32.


What indicates that evolution is occurring in a population in genetic terms?

In terms of a population, evolution is just the change of allele frequencies over time. Natural selection can cause certain advantageous alleles to increase in frequency, and detrimental alleles to decrease in frequency.


Interbreeding among members of a population results in?

increased genetic diversity within the population. This genetic diversity can help the population adapt to changing environments and increase its overall fitness. However, it can also lead to inbreeding depression if harmful genes are passed on through interbreeding.