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Question 5 1 pts You are studying a population of palm trees and you observe that there are two alleles for frond shape. Allele 1 codes for rounder fronds and allele 2 codes for squarer fronds. Allele 2 is at a frequency of 30% of the population. What should be the frequency of allele 1? O 0.30 O 0.50 0 0.60 O 0.70 Question 6 1 pts You are studying a population of guppies and you observe that there are two alleles for tail length. Allele 1 codes for long tails and is dominant over allele 2, which codes for short tails. Allele 2 is at a frequency of 10% of the population, what should be the frequency of allele 1 homozygotes? O 0.01 O 0.18 O 0.50 O 0.81 O 0.95

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5. According to Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, p + q =1.

Where, p= frequency of allele 1

q = frequency of allele 2 = 30% = 0.30

So, p= 1 - q = 1 - 0.30 = 0.70

Correct answer. 0.70.

6. According to Hardy Weinberg equilibrium,  

P² + Q² + 2pq = 1 and p + q = 1.

Where,

P² = frequency of homozygous individuals having allele 1

Q² = frequency of homozygous individuals having allele 2

2pq = frequency of heterozygous individuals

p = frequency of allele 1

q = frequency of allele 2 = 10% = 0.1

So, p = 1 - q = 1 - 0.1 = 0.9

Now, P² = (0.9)² = 0.81

Correct answer. 0.81.

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