Q5. The koaka of the island of Motunui are nocturnal flightless birds that are found nowhere...

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Q5. The koaka of the island of Motunui are nocturnal flightless birds that are found nowhere else. There is some variation in head color in this species and individuals can either have blue, green, or purple heads. A recent publication by Moana and Maui found the following: head color is the result of a single gene individuals with 2 G alleles (GG) had green heads birds with 2 P alleles (PP) had purple heads • birds with blue heads had one of each allele (PG or GP) • the frequency of the G allele in the population is 0.55 To celebrate their publication, Moana and Maui set off on a journey. Maui decides to take along some koaka as "boat snacks". He grabs up 10 birds and sticks them in the boat's snack compartment. When they reach Te Fiti to visit their friend, Moana discovers the snack stash and orders Maui to release the koaka on Te Fiti. This new population consists of 8 purple headed birds and 1 green headed bird and 1 blue headed bird. A) What is the frequency of the P allele on Te Fiti? B) What is the frequency of the P allele on Montunui? C) How does the allele frequency of the P allele on Te Fiti compare to that on Motunui? Why might they not be the same? What is this process/mechanism called? Q5. The koaka of the island of Motunui are nocturnal flightless birds that are found nowhere else. There is some variation in head color in this species and individuals can either have blue, green, or purple heads. A recent publication by Moana and Maui found the following: head color is the result of a single gene individuals with 2 G alleles (GG) had green heads birds with 2 P alleles (PP) had purple heads • birds with blue heads had one of each allele (PG or GP) • the frequency of the G allele in the population is 0.55 To celebrate their publication, Moana and Maui set off on a journey. Maui decides to take along some koaka as "boat snacks". He grabs up 10 birds and sticks them in the boat's snack compartment. When they reach Te Fiti to visit their friend, Moana discovers the snack stash and orders Maui to release the koaka on Te Fiti. This new population consists of 8 purple headed birds and 1 green headed bird and 1 blue headed bird. A) What is the frequency of the P allele on Te Fiti? B) What is the frequency of the P allele on Montunui? C) How does the allele frequency of the P allele on Te Fiti compare to that on Motunui? Why might they not be the same? What is this process/mechanism called?

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Answer A Number of purple birds on Te Fiti 8 Number of blue birds on Te Fiti 1 Number of green birds ... View the full answer