Calculating allele frequencies in a gene pool In the beetles

Calculating allele frequencies in a gene pool In the beetles described in the animation, there were two alleles for color, brown and green. Suppose that you discover a very small population of these beetles, consisting of the individuals shown below. How can you calculate the frequency of each allele in this population? Drag the terms or numbers on the left to the appropriate blanks on the right to complete the sentences Not all terms will be used.

Solution

Green beetles= 8

Green alleles= 12

Brown beetles=2

brown alleles=8

total beetles=10

total alleles=20

1. brown alleles

2.number of brown allele is 8

3. total number of alleles are 20

4. Frequency of the brown allele is = number of brown allele/ total number of alleles = 8/20= 0.4

5. Frequency of the green allele is = number of green allele/ total number of alleles= 12/20=0.6