Industrial melanism refers to the dark pigmentation that evolved in some insects giving them protective coloration on vegetation darkened by soot in heavily industrialized areas prior to air pollution regulation. In 1895, 98% of the Mancunian peppered moths were black due to the presence of a dominant gene for melanism. At this locus, allele B (black) is dominant over allele b (white). Assuming the moth population is in HWE, estimate both the frequency of the dominant allele and the proportion of moths that are heterozygous in the population. Show your work and round numbers to 3 decimal places.

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Answer:

  • the frequency of the dominant allele, p = 0.853
  • proportion of moths that are heterozygous, 2pq = 0.251 = 25.1%

Explanation:

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