Consider a Hypothetical Gene B for Which There Are Two

question 15

Multiple Choice

Consider a hypothetical gene B for which there are two alleles in the population.For every ten BB individuals that survive,six Bb individuals survive,and one bb individual survives.What are the relative fitness values for each genotype?

• A) wBB = 1.0; wBb = 0.6; wbb = 0.1
• B) wBB = 100; wBb = 0.6; wbb = 0.01
• C) wBB = 0.59; wBb = 0.35; wbb = 1.0
• D) wB = 26; wb = 7

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