Given the Following Genetic Profile, What Is the Mean Fitness

question 27

Multiple Choice

Given the following genetic profile, what is the mean fitness of the population? Genotype A₁A₁ A₁A₂ A₂A₂
Frequency 0.55 0.20 0.25
Number 2750 1000 1250
Relative fitness (w) 1.0 0.75 0.50

• A)1
• B)0.75
• C)0.825
• D)0.3025
• E)0.55

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