12 Questions
What is the genotype frequency of homozygous recessive individuals (aa) in the population?
0.2
What does p represent in the context of random mating and genotypic frequencies?
Frequency of allele A
Which condition is essential for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
Small population
If the gene frequency p = 0.6, what is the frequency of allele a (q)?
0.4
If the frequency of upper A upper A individuals is 0.4, what is the frequency of heterozygous individuals (Aa)?
0.3
Assuming no migration, mutation, or natural selection, what will happen to genotypic frequencies over generations in a large population?
Remain constant
In natural selection, which of the following is true about the operation of selection?
Depends heavily on the environment
What is required for natural selection to occur?
Variation
Which genetic concept does the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium illustrate?
Fixed gene frequencies
What is the outcome of stabilizing selection in a population?
Maintenance of average phenotype
Why is behavioral flexibility important for soapberry bugs during copulation?
To adapt to changing environments
What do Darwin's finches demonstrate with the correlation between beak depth and beak width?
'Tug of War' between traits
Test your knowledge on population genetics and phenylketonuria (PKU) by answering questions related to the inability to metabolize phenylalanine and the different genotypes and frequencies associated with this genetic disorder.
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