
Genetics - Analysis and Principles 3rd Edition by Robert Brooker
Edition 3ISBN: 978-0071287647
Genetics - Analysis and Principles 3rd Edition by Robert Brooker
Edition 3ISBN: 978-0071287647 Exercise 3
In a large herd of 5468 sheep, 76 animals have yellow fat, compared with the rest of the members of the herd, which have white fat. Yellow fat is inherited as a recessive trait. This herd is assumed to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
A. What are the frequencies of the white and yellow fat alleles in this population
B. Approximately how many sheep with white fat are heterozygous carriers of the yellow allele
A. What are the frequencies of the white and yellow fat alleles in this population
B. Approximately how many sheep with white fat are heterozygous carriers of the yellow allele
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There are 5468 sheep in the herd in whic...
Genetics - Analysis and Principles 3rd Edition by Robert Brooker
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