Experiment 10 Hardy Weinberg Principle Tutorial
Experiment 10 Hardy Weinberg Principle Tutorial
EXPERIMENT 10
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2. Two alleles have been found at the X-linked phosphoglucomutase gene in Drosophilla
persimilis populations in California. The frequency of the PgmA allele is 0.25, while the
frequency of the PgmB allele is 0.75. Assuming the population is at Hardy Weinberg
equilibrium, what are the expected genotype frequencies in males and females?
3. Two hypothetical lizard population found on opposite side of a mountain in the Arizonan
desert have two alleles (AF, AS) of a single gene A with the following three genotype
frequencies:
AF AF AF AS AS AS
Population 1 38 44 18
Population 2 0 80 20
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4. The famous European geneticist, Professor Ed V. Otek, tested his rather large genetics
class for the ability to taste the chemical phenylthiocarbamide, PTC. He knew that the
gene for this ability to taste PTC had two alleles, the dominant allele for tasting called T,
and the recessive allele called t. He found that out of 1000 students, there were 700
students with the ability to taste PTC and 300 who lacked the ability to taste PTC.
a) Calculate the gene frequencies of T and t
b) Calculate genotype frequencies for PTC taster
c) Calculate genotype frequencies for non-PTC taster
5. Choose the best matching phrase in the right column for each of the terms in the left
column.
6. The human MN blood group is determined by two codominant alleles, M and N. The
following data were obtained from various human populations:
Percentages
Population Place MM MN NN
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