Question

A hypothetical population ofcats has two alleles, T^L and T^S, for a gene that codes for tail length. The allele frequency of T^L is 0.7 and the allele frequency of T^S is 0.3.

• T^LT^L individuals have long tails.
• T^LT^S individuals have medium tails.
• T^ST^S individuals have short tails.

The equation for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium states that at a locus with two alleles, as in this cat population, the three genotypes will occur in specific proportions, described by the equation p² + 2pq + q² = 1.

What are the expected genotype frequencies for T^LT^L, T^LT^S, and T^ST^S, respectively?

		TLTL = 0.42, TLTS = 0.21, and TSTS = 0.37
		TLTL = 0.07, TLTS = 0.1, and TSTS = 0.03
		TLTL = 0.7, TLTS = 1, and TSTS = 0.3
		TLTL = 0.25, TLTS = 0.5, and TSTS = 0.25
		TLTL = 0.49, TLTS = 0.42, and TSTS = 0.09

Answer 1

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