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Assuming the population begins in H−W equilibrium, what is C1 allele frequency after one generation of natural selection? Express your answer using three decimal places.

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In a population of flowers growing in a meadow, C1 and C2 are autosomal codominant alleles that control flower color. The alleles are polymorphic in the population, with f (C1) = 0.7 and f (C2) = 0.3. Flowers that are C1C1 are yellow, orange flowers are C1C2, and C2C2 flowers are red. A storm blows a new species of hungry insects into the meadow, and they begin to eat yellow and orange flowers but not red flowers. The predation exerts strong natural selection on the flower population, resulting in relative fitness values of C1C1 = 0.30, C1C2 = 0.60, and C2C2 = 1.0. Assuming the population begins in H−W equilibrium, what is C1 allele frequency after one generation of natural selection? Express your answer using three decimal places.

Answer:      

The C1 allele frequency after one generation of natural selection equals 0.559

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