Consider the Following Two Populations and the Frequencies of Alleles

question 131

Multiple Choice

Consider the following two populations and the frequencies of alleles at the FGFR-1 locus. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Allele 1 } & \text { Allele 2 } & \text { Allele 3 } & \text { Allele 4 } \\\hline \text { Population 1 } & 0.25 & 0.25 & 0.25 & 0.25 \\\hline \text { Population 2 } & 0.50 & 0.42 & 0.05 & 0.03 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Which of the populations has greater allelic variation?

• A)population 1
• B)population 2
• C)Neither, allelic diversity is the same for both populations.

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