Twenty Loci Are Screened for Genetic Variation in a Common

question 34

Multiple Choice

Twenty loci are screened for genetic variation in a common caterpillar species.Four loci are found to have two or more alleles.The proportion of polymorphic loci for this population is thus

• A)0.10.
• B)0.20.
• C)0.30.
• D)0.40.
• E)0.50.

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Definitions:

Area

In statistics, often refers to the region under the curve of a probability distribution representing the probability of a range of outcomes.

Variance

An indication of how data points diverge from their average, showing the extent of their spread.

Normally Distributed

Describes a distribution that follows a bell curve, where data is symmetrically distributed with most values clustering around a central point.

Normally Distributed

Describes a statistical distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence.