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Title: Assume that a trait is caused by the homozygous state of a gene that is recessive and autosomal. ...
Post by: michelleunicorn on Mar 26, 2020

Question 1

Which general term is used to group various biological and behavioral properties of organisms that act to prevent or reduce interbreeding?
◦ allopatric speciation
◦ phyletic evolution
◦ reproductive isolating mechanisms
◦ inbreeding
◦ genetic divergence

Question 2

Assume that a trait is caused by the homozygous state of a gene that is recessive and autosomal. Nine percent of the individuals in a given population express the phenotype caused by this gene. What percentage of the individuals would be heterozygous for the gene? Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

Title: Assume that a trait is caused by the homozygous state of a gene that is recessive and autosomal. ...
Post by: Juro on Mar 26, 2020

Answer 1

reproductive isolating mechanisms

Answer 2

42 percent