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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Determine the expected numbers of organisms with genotype BB if the frequencies are as follows in a population with a total size of 150: f(BB)=0.16, f(Bb)=0.48, and f(bb)=0.36. 
a)
24
b)
72
c)
54
d)
150
2.
A population of 150 individuals has an allele frequency of 0.3 for the dominant allele (B) and a frequency of 0.7 for the recessive allele (b). Use the Hardy-Weinberg equation to determine the frequency of the genotype (bb).
a)
0.09
b)
0.42
c)
0.49
d)
0.21
3.

In a population of humans, the frequency of no dimples is 0.36. If having no dimples is the recessive phenotype, which variable do you now have?

a)

p

b)

p2

c)

q

d)

q2

4.

Cystic fibrosis is a recessive condition that affects about 1 in 2,500 babies in the Caucasian population of the United States. Calculate the frequency of heterozygous individuals (carriers) in the U.S. population. Give your answer as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.

a)

.98

b)

.06

c)

.02

d)

.04

5.
In a population of bears, the frequency of q is 0.44. What is the frequency of p?
a)
0.1936
b)
0.44
c)
0.56
d)
0.22
6.

If the frequency of two alleles in a gene pool is 90% A and 10% a, what is the frequency of individuals in the population with the genotype Aa?

a)

0.81

b)

o.09

c)

0.18

d)

1.01

7.

In a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype is 0.09. What is the frequency of individuals that are homozygous for the dominant allele?

a)

0.7

b)

o.21

c)

0.42

d)

0.49

e)

0.91

8.

A population's recessive allele frequency 25%. What is the percentage of the Homozygous Dominant genotype?

a)

.5625

b)

.3750

c)

.0625

d)

.25

e)

.5

9.

A population's recessive allele frequency 25%. What is the percentage of the Heterozygous genotype?

a)

.5625

b)

.3750

c)

.0625

d)

.25

e)

.5

10.

Evolution = change in ___ over time

a)

Theories

b)

Ecosystems

c)

Allele frequencies

d)

Individuals