You Are a Geneticist Studying the Population Genetics of Barn

question 51

Multiple Choice

You are a geneticist studying the population genetics of barn swallows.You are particularly interested in one gene,and upon examining the 100 alleles present in 50 individuals,you find that one allele is quite common,accounting for 30 of those alleles.The allelic frequency of this allele is

• A) 0.3.
• B) 0.5.
• C) 0.6.
• D) 2.0.
• E) 3.3.

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