Consider two populations, I and II, with initial frequencies of q0 = 0.8 and q0 = 0.2, respectively. What is the change in gene frequency after one generation and its ultimate value in population I if migration occurs from population II to I at a rate of 3% every generation? How many generations of continuous migration will it take to halve the gene frequency of population I?
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We can use the formula: Δq = m(qII - qI) where Δq is the change in gene frequency, m is the migration rate (0.03), qII is the frequency of the allele in population II (0.2), and qI is the frequency of the allele in population I (0.8). Δq = 0.03(0.2 - 0.8) = Show more…
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