If in a Population the Rate of Mutation That Converts

question 27

Multiple Choice

If in a population the rate of mutation that converts the A allele to the a allele is 10⁻⁶ and the current frequency of the A allele is 0.75 and the a allele is 0.25,then the frequency of the A and a alleles in the next generation will be

• A) A: 0.75
• A: 0.25
• B) A: 0.7499993
• A: 0.2500007
• C) A: 0.750007
• A: 0.2499993
• D) A: 0.74
• A: 0.26

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