Allele

Calculate the frequency of the dominant allele in this population of beetles. Make sure to write your answer in percent form with the percent sign and no numbers after the decimal. (example: 24%)

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

There are 3 T alleles and 7 t alleles in a population. Calculate the frequency of the recessive allele.

• 30%

• 70%

• 10%

• 4%

The Amish have a higher frequency of polydactyly (extra fingers) in their community than the general population. This is due to the allele for extra fingers being present in the group that started the Amish community.

• The difference in allele frequency is due to genetic flow.

• The difference in allele frequency is due to the founder effect.

• The difference in allele frequency is due to a bottleneck.

• The difference in allele frequency is due to speciation.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

What is the frequency of the dominant allele in this population?

• 30%

• 50%

• 63%

• 37%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

An allele combination (BB, Bb, or bb) is called a

• phenotype

• genotype

• mutation

• gene flow

The movement of alleles from one population to another is called

• genetic drift

• the bottleneck effect

• the founder effect

• gene flow

Select ALL of the following that violate the Hardy-Weinberg assumptions and would lead to a change in allele frequencies in a population.

• natural selection

• large population

• no mutations

• nonrandom mating

• no migration

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

What is an allele?

• A variant form of a gene

• A type of cell

• A protein

• A chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

In a population, there are 5 A alleles and 15 a alleles. What is the frequency of the dominant allele?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 20%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

Which of the following best describes the concept of allele frequency?

• The number of alleles in a gene pool

• The proportion of a specific allele among all allele copies in a population

• The number of dominant alleles in a population

• The ratio of homozygous to heterozygous individuals

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-4