BIOL10005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Allele Frequency, Genotype Frequency, Population Genetics
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Hemoglobin and Fitness Instructions Directions: Neutral Evolution
1. Obtain 20 beans of two different colors (e.g., white and red). Count out 16 white and 4 red beans. The white beans represent the Hn allele and the red beans represent the Hs allele. This is the genetic makeup of your starting population. (Note: You can use any objects that can readily be categorized into two groups, such as coins, colored rocks, or paper clips.)
2.Calculate the frequency of both alleles [f(Hn) and f(Hs)] and record them in Table 1. In our experiment frequency is a measure of how many copies of a given allele exist in the gene pool (i.e., a proportion). Use decimal values. â¨
3.Arrange the beans into pairs. These pairs represent the genotype of each of 10 individuals in the population. Record the number of individuals with each genotype [f(Hn Hn), f(Hn Hs), and f(HsHs)] in Table 1. â¨
4.Now imagine that the individuals are living and reproducing with each individual reproducing at the same rate (i.e., all individuals produce two copies of each of their alleles into the next generation). Obtain enough beans to represent the next generationâ the offspring generationâand then let the parental generation âdieâ. â¨
5.Calculate the frequency of each allele in the offspring generation and record it in Table 1. â¨
Answer the questions that follow in Table 1. â¨
Table 1
| f(HnHn) | f(HnHs) | f(HsHs) | f(Hn) | f(Hs) | |
| oiginal generation | |||||
| offspring generation |
Answer the following questions to help you understand the exercise:
What happened to the frequency of the common allele? â¨
What happened to the frequency of the rare allele? â¨
What happened to the frequency of the common and rare alleles when the starting frequencies were different from yours
What happens to allele frequencies from one generation to the next if there are no evolutionary forces acting on the population? â¨
Need help with evolution questions:
1.) A haplotype is best defined as the ________________.
| haploid genotypes of all the gametes produced by a diploid individual | |
| ABO blood type conferred by an individual gamete |
| genotype of either the paternal or maternal chromosomal complement |
| multilocus genotype of a chromosome or gamete |
2.) Which of the following statements regarding linkage disequilibrium is true?
| Exists when D is less than zero, but not when it is greater than zero. |
| Is reduced by sexual reproduction. |
| Is increased by crossing-over during meiosis. |
| Is increased by any random sampling error that happens to create or destroy certain chromosome genotypes but not others. |
| Is reduced by selection that favors certain combinations of genotypes. 3.) Selection on multilocus genotypes in random-mating populations leads to linkage disequilibrium when _______________.
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