Researchers studying beach mice in Florida observed a population and were able to determine the number of individuals of each genotype (Table 1). Table 1. Observed numbers of beach mice with light and dark fur Phenotype Genotype Number of Individuals Light Dark CC RC RR 572 24 104 Genotype Frequency 5. Using the data in Table 1, complete the table by calculating the observed genotype frequencies for this population. Show your work and enter the frequencies in Table 1, above. 6. Using the observed genotypes in this beach mouse population, what are the frequencies of each allele? Show your work so we can provide feedback. R allele C allele 7. Using the observed allele frequencies, what are the expected genotype frequencies for this population of mice? Show your work below.
Genetic Variation
Genetic variation refers to the variation in the genome sequences between individual organisms of a species. Individual differences or population differences can both be referred to as genetic variations. It is primarily caused by mutation, but other factors such as genetic drift and sexual reproduction also play a major role.
Quantitative Genetics
Quantitative genetics is the part of genetics that deals with the continuous trait, where the expression of various genes influences the phenotypes. Thus genes are expressed together to produce a trait with continuous variability. This is unlike the classical traits or qualitative traits, where each trait is controlled by the expression of a single or very few genes to produce a discontinuous variation.
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Researchers studying beach mice in Florida observed a population and were able to determine the number of individuals of each genotype (Table 1).
Table 1. Observed numbers of beach mice with light and dark fur
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