Frequency dependent selection will also occur with the gene-for-gene relationship that determines pathogenicity (p. 256). From: The Fungi (Third Edition), 2016
Consider a polymorphic gene with three alleles: A, B, and C.A. If the frequencies of the alleles A and B are 0.2 and 0.3, the frequency of allele C is closest to ___.a. 0.25b. 0.5c. 0.2d. 0.3Consider a gene with only two alleles: dominant A and recessive a. In a population of 1,000 organisms, the fraction expressing the homozygous recessive phenotype is 0.37.B. The calculated allele frequencies p and q have values that are closest to ___.a. 0.69 and 0.31b. 0.31 and 0.69c. 0.37 and 0.63d. 0.63 and 0.37C. The calculated number of individuals in this population that are heterozygotes is closest to ___.a. 240b. 230c. 430d. 476Mountain pine beetles (Dendroctonus ponderosae) were collected from a one-acre tract of lodge pole pine trees (Pinus contorta) in a region of British Columbia where the forests are under temperature stress. The beetles were crushed, and a cellulase enzyme was extracted. Three polymorphs of the enzyme were observed when separated by gel electrophoresis. The three proteins observed correspond to alleles labeled C1, C2, and C3. The numbers of beetles with each allele are shown in the following table.D. The calculated allelic frequencies pC1, pC2, and pC3 are closest to ___.a. $\quad \mathrm{P_{Cl}}=0.57 \mathrm{P_{C2}}=0.57 \mathrm{P_{C3}}=0.59$b. $\quad \mathrm{P_{Cl}}=0.29 \mathrm{P_{C2}}=0.29 \mathrm{P_{C3}}=0.42$c. $\quad \mathrm{P_{Cl}}=0.61 \mathrm{P_{C2}}=0.80 \mathrm{P_{C3}}=0.59$d. $\quad \mathrm{P_{Cl}}=0.31 \mathrm{P_{C2}}=0.40 \mathrm{P_{C3}}=0.29$E. In order to investigate the presence of selection at the cellulase locus due to changing temperature, a biologist should:a. calculate the values of the sums $\mathrm{P_{Cl}}+\mathrm{P_{C2}}+\mathrm{P_{C3}}+$ and $(\mathrm{P_{Cl}}+\mathrm{P_{C2}}+\mathrm{P_{C3}}+)^{2}$.If these numbers are not equal to 1, the gene is not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and the gene is evolving.b. return next year and repeat this examination of the enzyme, calculating frequencies of each allele each year. Then calculate the values of the sums $\mathrm{P_{Cl}}+\mathrm{P_{C2}}+\mathrm{P_{C3}}+$ and $(\mathrm{P_{Cl}}+\mathrm{P_{C2}}+\mathrm{P_{C3}}+)^{2}$ . If these numbers are not the same each year, the gene is not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and the gene is evolving.c. return each year for several years and repeat this examination of the enzyme, calculatingfrequencies of each allele each year. If the allele frequencies are changing, the gene is not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and temperature is exerting a selection pressure.d. return each year for several years and repeat this examination of the enzyme, calculating frequencies of each allele each year. If the allele frequencies are changing, the gene is not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Analysis of the dependence of allele frequencies on temperature could indicate selection.
29.
A scientist is studying the genetics of a population of plants that she suspects is undergoing natural selection. After examining samples of the population’s DNA over several years, she finds the following data: Does this provide evidence of natural selection in this population? Why or why not?
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A scientist is studying two large populations of deer that are centralized in nearby forests. She takes blood samples from all of the deer in each population and records in how many individuals she finds allele A. She then computes the frequency of the alleles in each population. The allele frequencies observed over five years are shown in the tables provided. Evaluate the data to answer the following: Which forms of evolution are most likely occurring in populations 1 and 2? Provide evidence to support your answer.
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A land manager mows a section of annual grass. Over the years, he recorded the date of flowering from the mown field as well as a similar grass field that was not mown. What is the most likely explanation for this trend?
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A scientist observed two populations of insects for 10 years. They took data on the length, in mm , of the insect’s
mouthparts. Their data is shown in the graphs below. How is this population evolving and what agent of evolution is most
likely at work?
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Researchers believe that in a fish species, individuals with the recessive genotype aa are predisposed to disease. Homozygous dominant (AA) individuals and heterozygous (Aa) individuals are not believed to be susceptible to this disease. A pond was stocked with 100 fish of the AA genotype and 100 fish of the aa phenotype, and the fish were allowed to breed. In the next generation, 35 percent of the fish had the dominant (AA) phenotype. What does this result indicate?
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Heterozygote advantage is a condition in which heterozygotes in a population are favored by natural selection. Predict how the value of 2pq would likely change if a population was undergoing heterozygote advantage.
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The graph below shows the change in gene frequency of the two alleles of a gene: A and a. The population being
studies has no emigration or immigration. Which type of evolution is likely occurring here and is the allele selected for,
neutral, or selected against by natural selection?
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The graph below shows the change in gene frequency of the two alleles: A and B. These alleles are located on separate genes that do not influence each other in any way. The population being studied has no emigration or immigration. Which type of evolution is likely occurring here, if at all? Explain how you know.
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The graph pictured shows the current frequencies of two genotypes of the same gene: AA and aa. Analyze the graph to predict which of the following would most likely happen to the frequencies of the two genotypes if heterozygous individuals were favored by natural selection.
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The diagram below shows the frequency of alleles on two species of wind-pollinated plants, as well as the prevailing
wind direction. These frequencies have been fairly stable for around 10 years. However, climate change has created a new
prevailing wind direction, as shown in the diagram. How will the two populations likely evolve in the future?
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The diagram below shows two populations of organisms that have been long-separated by a river which prevents interbreeding. The two populations differ in coloration, as shown in the diagram. Recent human activity has caused the river to dry, however, resulting in the two populations shown in the lower diagram. What is the most likely explanation for this change?
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Triadimenol is a fungicide used in agriculture. The graph shows the resistance of a type of fungus to this chemical over time. Each line in the graph represents data from a different year. Describe the pattern seen here.
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