Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 25

Practice objective / multiple choice question 25 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 25 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • BIOLOGY • objective

In a beetle population two alleles determine colour: A (green) and a (brown). The initial frequency of allele A is p = 0.6. The relative fitnesses are w_{AA}=0.9, w_{Aa}=0.95 and w_{aa}=1.0 (brown is favoured). After one generation of selection, what is the new frequency of allele A (to three decimal places)?

Answer Options

A. 0.610
B. 0.530
Correct Answer C. 0.587
D. 0.560
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
0.587

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 25. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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