A Gene Is Represented in the Gene Pool of a Population

question 28

Multiple Choice

A gene is represented in the gene pool of a population of 10,000 individuals by a dominant (W) and recessive allele (w) .If the initial frequency of W in the pool is 0.7,how many generations of complete selection against it would be required to eliminate all W alleles from the population? Assume that there is no mutation and the population meets all other Hardy-Weinberg conditions.

• A)1
• B)2
• C)5
• D)20
• E)can never be eliminated

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