You are studying a population of wild turtles on a remote Pacific island. You have been following the allelic frequencies at a single two-allele locus 'S', which controls embryonic survival through simple Mendelian inheritance with dominance. The population has been in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at this locus for many generations.
At Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of the recessive allele Sd is 0.88
The genotypic frequencies at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium are as follows:
f(SDSD) = 0.0144
f(SDSd) = 0.2112
f(SdSd) = 0.7744
An increase in ocean temperature between 2018 and 2019 is thought to have driven the population away from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at the S locus.
The numbers of sampled offspring by genotype after the 2019 hatch are as follows:
SDSD : 200
SDSd : 200
SdSd : 40
Calculate the relative fitness (W) values for each genotype (you will need all these values in a subsequent step).
a) The relative fitness value for the SdSd genotype is [A] (enter your answer as a decimal in the form '0.x'; do not spell out the number as a word; there are no units to include)
b) The type or form of natural selection that has occurred is [B] (use the specific phrase that describes this form of selection completely!).
Now, calculate all genotypic frequencies in the 2019 offspring (first generation after selection):
c) post-selection f(SDSD) = [C] (perform this and the following two calculations (d and e) to four significant figures after the decimal point; enter your answers in the exact form '0.wxyz'; make sure to round off correctly; there are no units)
d) post-selection f(SDSd) = [D]
e) post-selection f(SdSd) = [E]
f) The frequency of the Sd recessive allele in the 2019 offspring (first generation after selection) is [F] (perform the calculation with four significant figures, then round off to 2 significant figures in the final answer; enter your answer in the exact form '0.xy')
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10x
45x
55x
450x
35x
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aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa would be described as being
a pure culture.
a mixed culture.
a contaminated culture.
an axenic culture.
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bacterial colony
nutrient broth
motility media
trypticase soy agar
trypticase soy broth
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Check All That Apply
a solid medium.a solid medium.
a liquid medium.a liquid medium.
a differential medium.a differential medium.
a selective medium.a selective medium.
a complex medium.a complex medium.
a defined medium.
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