Neco 2018 Biology Question 24

Practice objective / multiple choice question 24 from the 2018 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2018 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 24 NECO • 2018 • BIOLOGY • objective

In a beetle population the initial allele frequencies are \(p = 0.6\) for allele \(A\) and \(q = 0.4\) for allele \(a\). The fitnesses of the genotypes are \(w_{AA}=1.0\), \(w_{Aa}=0.8\) and \(w_{aa}=0.6\). After one generation of selection, what is the new frequency of allele \(A\) (rounded to two decimal places)?

Answer Options

A. 0.58
B. 0.72
Correct Answer C. 0.66
D. 0.64
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
0.66

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This is Neco 2018 Biology Question 24. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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