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1
Variation in what part of the pathway would affect the production of each of the melanin pigments? Describe the consequences of mutations in different parts of the pathway and its effects on the two melanin pigments.
2
Propose a mechanism by which the C-T nucleotide change in TYRP1 gene may have caused the blond hair trait.
3
Using the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium:
a. What are the observed genotype frequencies in the Solomon
Islands?
b. Calculate the blond hair allele frequency and the dark hair
frequency in the Solomon Islands and worldwide.
c. If we assume that the population follows Hardy-Weinberg assumptions, what is the expected frequency of heterozygous carriers in both populations?
4
How do you think the gene for blond hair was introduced to the islands?