Question

How many copies of alleles for a single locus are in a population of 300 panthers?

Will someone explain the answer in detail? I think it is 600 but I am not sure

Answer 1

For each locus there will be two copies of the allele. These two copies will be present in homologous chromosomes but at the same corresponding loci. This is true for all diploid organisms because diploid stages have two copies of each type of chromosome with minor variations. At a given loci for two homologous chromosomes, there will be present the alleles for the same gene. Hence, for an individual, at a particular loci in his homologous chromosomes, there will be two copies of alleles.

Since each panther will have two copies of an allele at one loci, there will be a total of 600 copy of alleles for a population of 300 panthers.

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