Consider a population in which the frequency of allele A is p = 0.7 and the frequency of allele a is q = 0.3 and where the alleles are codominant. What will be the allele frequencies after one generation if the following occurs?
w_AA= 0.8, w_Aa= 1, w_aa= 0.8

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Identify the initial allele frequencies: \(p = 0.7\) for allele \(A\) and \(q = 0.3\) for allele \(a\). Confirm that \(p + q = 1\).

Calculate the initial genotype frequencies under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium using the formulas: \(f(AA) = p^2\), \(f(Aa) = 2pq\), and \(f(aa) = q^2\).

Apply the given fitness values to each genotype frequency to find the weighted genotype frequencies after selection: multiply each genotype frequency by its respective fitness value \(w_{AA} = 0.8\), \(w_{Aa} = 1\), and \(w_{aa} = 0.8\).

Calculate the mean fitness of the population, \(\bar{w}\), by summing the weighted genotype frequencies: \(\bar{w} = f(AA)w_{AA} + f(Aa)w_{Aa} + f(aa)w_{aa}\).

Normalize the weighted genotype frequencies by dividing each by \(\bar{w}\) to get the genotype frequencies after selection. Then, calculate the new allele frequencies after one generation using: \(p' = f'(AA) + \frac{1}{2}f'(Aa)\) and \(q' = f'(aa) + \frac{1}{2}f'(Aa)\).

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Allele Frequency

Allele frequency refers to how common an allele is in a population, expressed as a proportion or percentage. In this question, p and q represent the frequencies of alleles A and a, respectively, and their sum must equal 1. Understanding allele frequencies is essential for tracking genetic variation over generations.

Codominance

Codominance occurs when both alleles in a heterozygote are fully expressed, resulting in a phenotype that shows traits of both alleles simultaneously. Unlike dominance/recessiveness, neither allele masks the other. This affects how genotype frequencies translate into phenotypes and fitness values.

Fitness and Selection Coefficients

Fitness (w) measures the reproductive success of a genotype relative to others, influencing allele frequency changes via natural selection. Here, different fitness values for AA, Aa, and aa genotypes affect survival and reproduction, altering allele frequencies in the next generation. Calculating post-selection frequencies requires weighting genotypes by their fitness.

Consider a population in which the frequency of allele A is p = 0.7 and the frequency of allele a is q = 0.3 and where the alleles are codominant. What will be the allele frequencies after one generation if the following occurs?wAA = 0.8, wAa = 1, waa = 0.8