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ANSC*6370 QG and Animal Models
Fall 03 - Quiz 1
- 1.
- List the five assumptions necessary for Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium to exist at a single locus.
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- 2.
- Assume a single autosomal locus with 2 alleles, and
the following frequencies of each genotype for a
particular population.
| Genotypes |
Value |
Frequencies |
| |
|
|
|
A1A1 |
2 |
.17 |
|
A1A2 |
1 |
.58 |
|
A2A2 |
3 |
.25 |
Answer the following questions.
- (a)
- Calculate the frequency of the A1 allele.
- (b)
- Is this population in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
- (c)
- What is the genetic mean?
- (d)
- What is the total genetic variance?
Larry Schaeffer
2003-09-26