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#Question id: 12567


Which of the following is true about the current research about forest fragmentation?

#Unit 10. Ecological Principles
  1. Fragmented forests support a greater biodiversity because they result in the combination of forest- edge species and forest interior species.
  2. Fragmented forests support a lesser biodiversity  because the  forested- adapted species leave,  and  only the edge and open- field species can occupy fragmented forests.
  3. Fragmented forests are the goal of conservation biologists who design wildlife preserves
  4. Harvesting timber that results in forest fragmentation results in less soil erosion.
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#Question id: 19025

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Consider the ABO “blood type” gene. This single gene has three alleles called A, B, and O. There are four resultant “blood types” (phenotypic classes), as follows: C
                         
Assume Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium,  the frequencies of the A and B alleles are 0.26 and 0.07, respectively. You now examine the ABO blood types in a new population. You observe that the A, B, and O blood types all have equal frequencies in this population. What are the frequencies of the A and O alleles in this population?

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#Question id: 19026

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Consider the ABO “blood type” gene. This single gene has three alleles called A, B, and O. There are four resultant “blood types” (phenotypic classes), as follows:
                             
Assume Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequencies of the A and B alleles are 0.26 and 0.07, respectively. You now examine the ABO blood types in yet another population. You observe that the AB blood type has a frequency of 0.50 in this population. What are the frequencies of the A and O alleles in this population?

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#Question id: 19106

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Assume that mating is random. First, consider an autosomal recessive disease that is usually lethal in childhood, and that has an incidence among newborns of 1/3000. What mutation rate would be required to maintain this frequency in the population? 

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#Question id: 19107

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Assume that mating is random. First, consider an autosomal recessive disease that is usually lethal in childhood, and that has an incidence among newborns of 1/3000.  Perhaps the explanation for the incidence of the disease is heterozygote advantage. How large would this heterozygote advantage have to be (assuming the mutation rate is negligible)? 

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#Question id: 19108

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Assume that mating is random. Colorblindness is an X-linked recessive trait that is found in about 5 percent of males. What fraction of females are heterozygous carriers of the colorblindness allele?

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#Question id: 19109

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

Assume that mating is random. Colorblindness is an X-linked recessive trait that is found in about 5 percent of males. What fraction of females are homozygous for the colorblindness allele?