sepal (= flower size) and # of flowers per inflorescence (= total number of flowers per bunch). 70 60 50 40

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46. Schemske and Agren examined flower size in begonias, and graphed their data, area of petaloid
sepal (= flower size) and # of flowers per inflorescence (= total number of flowers per bunch).
(d)
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40
E 30
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L
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100
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200
Area of petaloid sepal (mm2)
Their results show:
A trade off between flower size and number
а.
b. That flower size increases as the number of flowers increase
c. No correlation between flower size and number
d. A genetic constraint on flower size
e. A genetic constraint on flower number
47. If the alleles A and a conform to Hardy-Weinberg expectations, and if the frequency of a is 0.3,
which of the following is the most common genotype in the population?
а. А
b. а
с. АА
d. Aa
е. а
# Flowers per inflorescence
Transcribed Image Text:46. Schemske and Agren examined flower size in begonias, and graphed their data, area of petaloid sepal (= flower size) and # of flowers per inflorescence (= total number of flowers per bunch). (d) 70 60 50 40 E 30 20 10 M L 50 100 150 200 Area of petaloid sepal (mm2) Their results show: A trade off between flower size and number а. b. That flower size increases as the number of flowers increase c. No correlation between flower size and number d. A genetic constraint on flower size e. A genetic constraint on flower number 47. If the alleles A and a conform to Hardy-Weinberg expectations, and if the frequency of a is 0.3, which of the following is the most common genotype in the population? а. А b. а с. АА d. Aa е. а # Flowers per inflorescence
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