Exercise 1
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Questions from Exercise 1 with Hints & Solutions
In a population which is in equilibrium, there are individuals which are of the genotype , to genotype , and to genotype . The frequency of the allele in this population is:
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In a sampled population the allelic frequency of recessive trait is then the allelic frequency of heterozygous individuals is
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Darwin's finches are a good example of:
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In 1953 S. L. Miller created primitive earth conditions in the laboratory and gave experimental evidence for the origin of the first form of life from pre-existing non-living organic molecules. The primitive earth conditions created include:
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Variations during mutations of meiotic recombination are:
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On Galápagos island Darwin observed variation in beaks of birds (Darwin's finches) and he concluded:
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Industrial melanism is an example of:
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A population of finch birds with medium sized beaks colonizes an island with plants producing medium and large sized seeds. After a disease wipes out all the plants with medium sized seeds, what is most likely to happen to the finches?
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