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Part 3 – Calculating allele frequency changes and Hardy-Weinberg proportions
The observed genotype frequencies will be posted on blackboard as an announcement during class. The excel-based Hardy-Weinberg calculator (HWE.xls) will be helpful for filling out the table below.
Focus on the dark colour soil population and calculate allele frequencies, frequencies of heterozygous individuals, etc.
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 Simulation step  | 
 #DD  | 
 #Dd  | 
 #dd  | 
 Observed frequency of D allele  | 
 Observed frequency of Dd individuals  | 
 Expected frequency of Dd (assuming HWE)  | 
 Chi-squared value*  | 
| 
 Starting conditions  | 
 250  | 
 500  | 
 250  | 
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 After natural selection in a heterogeneous environment  | 
 240  | 
 492  | 
 127  | 
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 After random mating  | 
 328  | 
 489  | 
 191  | 
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 After gene flow between two populations  | 
 305  | 
 480  | 
 219  |