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In thepeppered moth (Biston betularia), black individuals may beeither homozygous <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns ="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
(A1A1)or heterozygous (A1A2),whereas pale gray moths are only homozygous(A2A2).Suppose that in a sample of 250 moths from one locality, 108 areblack and 142 are gray. (a) Which allele is dominant? (b) Assumingthat the locus is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what are theallele frequencies? (c) Under this assumption, whatproportion of the sample is heterozygous? What is thenumber of heterozygotes? (d) Under the same assumption, whatproportion of black moths is heterozygous? (Answer: approximately0.85.) (e) Why is it necessary to assume Hardy-Weinberg genotypefrequencies in order to answer parts b
Pleaseexplain this question thank you
In thepeppered moth (Biston betularia), black individuals may beeither homozygous <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns ="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
(A1A1)or heterozygous (A1A2),whereas pale gray moths are only homozygous(A2A2).Suppose that in a sample of 250 moths from one locality, 108 areblack and 142 are gray. (a) Which allele is dominant? (b) Assumingthat the locus is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what are theallele frequencies? (c) Under this assumption, whatproportion of the sample is heterozygous? What is thenumber of heterozygotes? (d) Under the same assumption, whatproportion of black moths is heterozygous? (Answer: approximately0.85.) (e) Why is it necessary to assume Hardy-Weinberg genotypefrequencies in order to answer parts b
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