Question

4) An isolated population of a dung beetle were observed for their frequency of an allele for blue and green exoskeleton color as well as the actual level of heterozygosity in each population. Use the data below to answer the following questions: Allele frequencies Blue exoskeleton Green exoskeleton Observed frequency of heterozygotes 0.20 Dung beetle population 0.25 0.75 a) What is the inbreeding coefficient of this population? (2 points) Coro b) Is the dung beetle population experiencing inbreeding based on your inbreeding coefficient. Explain your answer. (1 point)

Answer 1

Answer a In breeding coefficient (F) - Expected heterozygocity - oboeved heterogy gocity Expected heterozy go city here expected heterozygocity Calculate by. - 0.75 2x 0.25% .3.15 0.175 •375 0.466 (f) = .315 - 8.20 - 345 F = 0, no inbreeding f=1 , complete inbreeding Result: - 0.466 Halue of F AS Jow it means Jens inbreeding But not very low Answer 6 yes' dung beetle population experienor inbreeding based on inbreeding coefficient Because inbreeding coefficient valore ý no.466 That i not very yow it show that inbreeding appen in dung beetle population