Neco 2024 Biology Question 8

Practice objective / multiple choice question 8 from the 2024 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2024 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 8 NECO • 2024 • BIOLOGY • objective

In a beetle population the frequency of allele \(A\) is \(p=0.6\) and allele \(a\) is \(q=0.4\). The fitnesses of the three genotypes are \(w_{AA}=0.9\), \(w_{Aa}=0.8\) and \(w_{aa}=0.5\). Assuming random mating and Hardy-Weinberg proportions before selection, calculate the frequency of allele \(A\) after one generation of selection.

Answer Options

A. 0.670
Correct Answer B. 0.655
C. 0.600
D. 0.645
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
0.655

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This is Neco 2024 Biology Question 8. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Biology examination.

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