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an allele starts with a frequency of 0.2 in a population. what is the probability that...

an allele starts with a frequency of 0.2 in a population. what is the probability that this allele will go to fixation?

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The probability that this allele will go to fixation is 0.2 or 20%.This is as suggested by genetist Sewall Wright in 1931.According to him, the probability of allele fixation is equal to the starting frequency of the allele.In this case , the starting frequency of allele is 0.2.So, the probability of allele fixation is 0.2 .

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