What would happen to the frequency of heterozygous carriers of sickle-cell anemia (with AS genotype) if mosquitoes were completely wiped out in a large region?

Q: What are the OBSERVED allelic frequencies given this AA= 15 Aa= 10 aa= 25 A= a=

A: The objective of this question is to calculate the observed allelic frequencies for the alleles A…

Q: Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion  The allele for normal haemoglobin in red blood…

A: HbA and HbC are two different types of hemoglobin molecules which differ at a single amino acid…

Q: Which plant species demonstrated the most intense allelopathy?

A: Allelopathy refers to the ability of some organisms to produce one or more bio-chemicals which can…

Q: In the image below, six diploid individuals are analyzed with regard to three different alleles (A,…

A: Electrophoresis is a laboratory technique used to separate and analyze molecules, such as DNA, RNA,…

Q: be drawn from all the information provided on sickle cell anemia? The malaria-causing microorganism…

A: Sickle Cell anaemia follows autosomal recessive inheritance pattern meaning when two mutated alleles…

Q: sickle cell anemia is due to a recessive allele. in a population of 1000 individuals 35 have sickle…

A: In the absence of disrupting influences, the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium states that genetic…

Q: Do you think the allele for sickle cell anemia would be common in regions where malaria did not…

A: Sickle cell anemia is a recessive genetic disorder that occurs due to a mutation in the hemoglobin…

Q: why do populations of sardinian villagers have different pv92+/-Alu allele frequencies?

A: geographic distances between villages shows a rapid decline of kinship with increasing distance but…

Q: What is a rare allele in the population?

A: An allele can be defines as the variant form of same gene. The character which is commonly found in…

Q: Why is the blood of horseshoe crub is blue?

A: Horseshoe crabs are older species, also older than the dinosaurs. They are often referred to as…

Q: In the sample data from Sordaria shown in the picture:   identify all first and second division…

A: The sample in the picture is of Sordaria sp. They are fungi belonging to ascomycetes that produce…

Q: What is the genotype of individual 3 generation IV in family c

A: To determine the genotype of individual 3 in generation IV of family C based on pedigree analysis,…

Q: ndividual 1-2 is genotype GG + Gg + gg ndividual II-2 is genotype GG + Gg + gg ndividual II-6 is…

A: Pedigree analysis is helpful in detecting the genetic disorder and its pattern of heretibily in a…

Q: Phenotype to Population 1. Describe how the phenotype of individuals with sickle-cell disease…

A: The frequency of allele of a gene in a populace often relies upon the opportunity of inheritance of…

Q: A woman of blood group AB married a man of blood group A, whose father was group O. What is the…

A: Blood group are genes that  are inherited from the parents. There are 4 main categories in the ABO…

Q: Why is it easier for researchers to study the genetic contribution to disease in the population of…

A: Iceland is a Nordic island nation with a very small [population of about 320,000. This an isolated…

Q: If Mendelian inheritance was occurring, what would be the expected numbers of children in this…

A: Introduction: The transmission of traits from one generation to the next is the main topic of…

Q: The Hardy-Weinberg Model can be applied to the determination of frequencies for the following…

A: To determine: To determine the blood type that can not be applied using the Hardy-Weinberg model…

Q: Scientist sampled a population and the homozygous dominant genotype was 36% for disease X. What is…

A: The population genetics is countered by following Hardy-Weinberg law and its equations.

Q: Describe how an individual’s genotype influences their chance of contracting malaria: which…

A: Malaria is a mosquito-borne parasitic disease that causes fever, vomiting, headache, and tiredness.…

Q: 1. Describe how the phenotype of individuals with sickle-cell disease influences how common the Hbs…

A: * sickle cell Anaemia is  inherited genetic disorder in which the blood cells will attain sickle…

Q: The frequency of a rare disorder expressed as an autosomalrecessive trait is 0.0064. Using the…

A: Hardy-Weinberg's principle deals with the distribution of frequency of alleles in a population.…

Q: Anastasia was the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. She had no known children, and…

A: Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disorder. The abnormal gene responsible for haemophilia is…

Q: 27. Which of the following statements best explains the prevalence and geographic distribution of…

A: ANSWER) Heterozygous individuals are at a selective advantage in malarial environments. Sickle cell…

Q: In Question 10p of Chapter 4, the genotype of parents of litters with the following phenotypes was…

A: The genotype of parents of litters are Bbdd and bbDd. The phenotypes of the litters are 4 brown (4…

Q: Why doesn't sickle cell anemia "prove" the existence of biological race?

A: *sickle cell Anaemia is a inherited blood disorder  *This disease produce abnormal haemoglobin  in…

Q: Would migration occur change in allelic and genotypic proportions? How so?

A: INTRODUCTION Genes are DNA segments that define certain features or attributes. Genes code for…

Q: What factors affect the magnitude of change in allelic frequencies due to migration?

A: The allele frequency refers to the relative frequency of a particular allele at a locus. It is…

Q: When only a few individuals survive unfavorable times, thereby losing a majority of genotypes in the…

A: A group of individuals of same species residing in same area is called as population. Allele…

Q: Explain how haplotypes are analyzed to identify diseasecausingalleles in humans.

A: Answer: Introduction: A haplotype is the mixture of alleles for different polymorphisms that present…

Q: A mutation in an of the recessive hemoglobin gene on chromosome 11 causes sickle-cell disease, but…

A: The sickle cell recessive allele is denoted by HbS and that of dominant allele is denoted by HbA.…

Q: constant due to the metabolic costs of DDT utilization b) Natural selection favors DDT-resistant…

A: DDT is a deadly nerve poison when sprayed on a natural insect. DDT is no longer successful since…

Q: Explain where, in the world, the Hbs allele is mostly likely to be prevalent and why the allele…

A: Hbs allele is an allele for Sickle Cell anaemia it is a genetic disease in which the anaemia is…

Q: Hemolytic disease of new born maternal fetal ABO incompatibility occurs more frequently as a result…

A: There are three systems of blood typing in humans, ABO, Rhesus and MN blood types.

Q: Why has natural selection not eliminated sickle – cell anaemia?

A: Natural selection is a process of evolution in which nature naturally selects an organism that is…

Q: Why does sickle cell anemia remain more prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa than in the rest of the…

A: Sickle cell anemia is a blood disease that affects red blood cells. Normal red blood cells are…

Q: If the genotype AA is susceptible to malaria but with no sickling, the genotype AS is resistant to…

A: Introduction  Sickle cell disease, an inherited blood condition, manifests itself as sickle cell…