Chapter 25: Population Genetics

Question 1

genotypic frequency

Answer 1

proportion of a particular genotype within a population

f(AA)= (number of AA individuals)/N

the sum of all genotypic frequencies always equals 1

Question 2

allelic frequencies

Answer 2

proportion of a particular allele within a population
- can be calculated from the numbers or the frequencies of the genotypes

frequency of an allele = total # of copies / # of copies of all alleles at the locus