Topics: Population Genetics Quiz
In a pea population, R controls the flower colour purpleand r controls the flower colour white. In an isolated pea population, there are 36 white flowers and 64 purple flowers. Assuming the population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, how many of the loci for this gene are occupied by the R allele if 20 of the purple are homozygous dominant?
A. 128
B. 84
C. 56
D. 164
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What does it mean if the population is in equilibrium?
A. All the genes are in equal frequencies
B. The frequency of the alleles and genotypes remain constant from one generation to another
C. The population must be very big
D. There are more than one species in the population