36. The E gene in chickens affects feather colour. The dominant phenotype is black feathers, heterozygotes have blue feathers, and the recessive phenotype is white feathers. After surveying a large population of chickens that escaped from a farm many generations ago, 23% are black feathered, 14% are blue, and 63% are white. Which evolutionary force has most likely acted on the E gene? A. Heterozygote advantage. B. Selection against the dominant phenotype. C. Inbreeding. D. Blue feathered chickens have immigrated into the population. E. None, the population is in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.

36. The E gene in chickens affects feather colour. The dominant phenotype is black feathers, heterozygotes have blue feathers, and the recessive phenotype is white feathers. After surveying a large population of chickens that escaped from a farm many generations ago, 23% are black feathered, 14% are blue, and 63% are white. Which evolutionary force has most likely acted on the E gene? A. Heterozygote advantage. B. Selection against the dominant phenotype. C. Inbreeding. D. Blue feathered chickens have immigrated into the population. E. None, the population is in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.

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