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#Question id: 3497


Which of the following is correct statement?

a. Sexual selection should operate more powerfully in polygamous than in monogamous species

b. Polygynous species should have stronger sexual dimorphism than in monogamous species

c. Male competition or male choice favors adaptations to polygynous mating in species

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms
  1. only a         

  2. Only a and b        

  3. a, b & c      

  4. a & c only

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#Question id: 3335

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

Consider hypothetical populations that have arisen from the mixing of migrants from different sources: f(AA)- 0.30   f(Aa)- 0.0     f(aa)- 0.70 After one generation of random mating within population, what will be genotypic frequencies?

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#Question id: 3336

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

There are 4 alleles at a given locus in a diploid population and all alleles are equal abundant. What is the proportion of all homozygotes in the population?

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#Question id: 3337

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

Small populations are threatened by a least loss of genetic variability is due to

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#Question id: 3338

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

If the expected frequency of heterozygotes in a population (based on the Hardy–Weinberg law) is 0.4, but the observed frequency is 0.2, what is the inbreeding coefficient?

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#Question id: 3339

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

In a plant species, flower color locus either homozygous or heterozygous with genotype RR-red, Rr- pink and rr- white. The Proportional of pink flower in generation 0 is .50.  What is the level of remaining pink flower in a third generation of repeated selfing? 

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#Question id: 3340

#Unit 9. Evolution & Diversity of Life Forms

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding effect of genetic drift?