3. Genetics

Population Genetics — Quiz

Test your understanding of population genetics with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

In a population at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, if the frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype is $0.36$, what is the frequency of the dominant allele ($p$)?

Question 2

Which of the following factors can disrupt Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

Question 3

If a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and the frequency of the homozygous dominant genotype ($p^2$) is $0.49$, what is the frequency of the recessive allele ($q$)?

Question 4

In a population of butterflies, the allele for yellow wings (y) is recessive to the allele for blue wings (Y). If the frequency of yellow-winged butterflies is $0.16$, what is the expected frequency of heterozygous individuals (Yy)?

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the founder effect?