Consider a Population with Two Loci (A,B),each with Two Alleles

question 6

Multiple Choice

Consider a population with two loci (A,B) ,each with two alleles (A,a; B,b) .What are the haplotype frequencies in this population if the allele frequencies are A = 0.5,a = 0.5,B = 0.7,b = 0.3?

• A)AB = 0.35, Ab = 0.15, aB = 0.35, ab = 0.15
• B)AB = 0.45, Ab = 0.05, aB = 0.25, ab = 0.25
• C)AB = 0.4, Ab = 0.1, aB = 0.3, ab = 0.2
• D)AB = 0.125, Ab = 0.25, aB = 0.25, ab = 0.125
• E)Cannot be determined based on the information provided

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