Two pure line of corn have mean cob length of 15 cm and 5 cm, respectively. 6 polygenes involved in this trait exhibit additive gene action. Crossing these two lines is expected to produce a progeny population with mean cob length of

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Natural selection results in different forms of plants which can survive in contaminated or uncontaminated soil. Type of natural selection is

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

The fitness of three genotype are A1A1 < A1A2 = A2A2) Which of the following observation correct?

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Natural selection continually operates on each species to keep up with improvements made by competing species; each species’ environment deteriorates as its competitors evolve new adaptations. This is known as

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

 In a human population, the gene frequencies of the alleles for the ABO system are as follows:

A = 29%                         B = 7%                                    0=64%

Assuming complete random mating and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium,

What are the blood type A frequencies in this population?

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which statement is not an assumption of the Hardy–Weinberg law?

a. The allelic frequencies (p and q) are equal.

b. The population is randomly mating.

c. The population is large.

d. Locus is di-allelic

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which of the following is the most predictable outcome of increased gene flow between two populations?