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#Question id: 16897

In a report by ABC News, the headlines read “City Living Increases Men’s Death Risk” The headlines were based on a study of 3,617 adults who lived in the United States and were more than 25 years old. One researcher said, “Elevated levels of tumor deaths suggest the influence of physical, chemical and biological exposures in urban areas... Living in cities also involves potentially stressful levels of noise, sensory stimulation and overload, interpersonal relations and conflict, and vigilance against hazards ranging from crime to accidents.” Is a conclusion that living in an urban environment causes an increased risk of death justified?

#Section 3: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology
  1. Yes, because the study was a randomized study.
  2. Yes, because many of the men in the study were under stress.
  3. No, because the study was a retrospective study.
  4. No, because the study was an observational study
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#Question id: 3364

#Section 2: Evolution

Which of the following equations represents the corresponding equilibrium for a locus with three alleles p, q and r of diploid individuals? (P, Q and R represent the frequencies of p, q and r, respectively)
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#Question id: 3374

#Section 2: Evolution

Consider an autosomal locus with two alleles A1 and A2 at frequencies of 0.6 and 0.4 respectively. Each generation, A1 mutates to A2 at a rate of μ = 1 x 10-2 while A2 mutates to A1 at a rate of υ = 1 x 10-1) Assume that the population is infinitely large and no other evolutionary force is acting. The overall change in allelic frequency will be
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#Question id: 3366

#Section 2: Evolution

Red-Green color blindness is an X-linked recessive disorder. In a population which is in the Hardy-  Weinberg equilibrium, the incidence of occurrence of this in males is 2:2000. What will be the expected incidence of affected homozygous females?
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#Question id: 3371

#Section 2: Evolution

If a given gene in a randomly mating population has three alleles a, b and c in the ratio of 0.6, 0.3 and 0.1 respectively, what is the expected frequency of all heterozygote?
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#Question id: 3375

#Section 2: Evolution


Evolutionary force

Caused

A

Mutation

i

Increase genetic variation within population 

B

Genetic Drift

ii

Decrease genetic variation within population 

C

Migration 

iii

Decrease genetic variation between  population 

iv

Increase genetic variation between population 

Which of the following combination is correct?
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#Question id: 3378

#Section 2: Evolution

Following certain conditions is present in a population?

A- Large Population

B- Each locus follows complete dominance

C- No reproductive advantage

D- No migration

E- No linkage between genes

Which of the following above condition allowed to validity of Hardy- Weinberg Prediction?