McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center Test<BLURT>

McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center Test

1. Review the animation and answer the following questions.

Allele frequency refers to

A. the occurrence of a particular allele in the entire gene pool.
B. the likelihood of finding a particular genotype.
C. how likely a particular allele is to be found in two separate populations.
D. how frequently a gene will mutate to form a new allele.

2. If the allele frequency of the dominant allele is 0.60, we would expect that the genotype frequency for the heterozygote would be A. 0.16.
B. 0.24.
C. 0.48.
D. 0.64.

3. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium will be in effect when all of the following are true EXCEPT A. the population is large.
B. there is no selection.
C. the effects of immigration and emigration are small.
D. selective pressure alters the allele frequencies.

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