A population of insects is swept out to sea because of a hurricane. The populati

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A population of insects is swept out to sea because of a hurricane. The population colonized an oceanic island with an initial population size of N=16 individuals. At a single locus with A1 and A2 alleles, the population possesses a total of 5 copies of the A1 allele. What is the probability that the A1 allele will be lost in the next generation? A population of insects is swept out to sea because of a hurricane. The population colonized an oceanic island with an initial population size of N=16 individuals. At a single locus with A1 and A2 alleles, the population possesses a total of 5 copies of the A1 allele. What is the probability that the A1 allele will be lost in the next generation? A population of insects is swept out to sea because of a hurricane. The population colonized an oceanic island with an initial population size of N=16 individuals. At a single locus with A1 and A2 alleles, the population possesses a total of 5 copies of the A1 allele. What is the probability that the A1 allele will be lost in the next generation?

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To calculate the probability of A1 allele to be lost in the next generation, we need to take into account the allele frequency. Consider the A1 and A2 frequency to be 0.5

(16/0) (0.5) (0.5)5= 0.03125

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