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Title: Why is it easy to measure allele frequencies in a codominant allele system?
Post by: jrubin on Jul 17, 2021

Question 1

Which of the following species of Homo did NOT live contemporaneously with H. sapiens?
◦ H. neanderthalensis
◦ H. floresiensis
◦ H. erectus
◦ H. habilis
◦ All of these species of Homo did live contemporaneously with H. sapiens.

Question 2

Why is it easy to measure allele frequencies in a codominant allele system?
◦ Such systems are rare.
◦ Phenotypes are equivalent to genotypes.
◦ Most alleles are present in homozygous condition.
◦ They are present in a 1:2:1 ratio in all populations.
◦ None of these is true.

Title: Why is it easy to measure allele frequencies in a codominant allele system?
Post by: uniquea123 on Jul 17, 2021

Answer 1

H. habilis

Answer 2

Phenotypes are equivalent to genotypes.