The human MN blood type is determined by two codominant alleles, LMand LN. The frequency of LM in Eskimos on a small Arctic island is0.80.a. If random mating takes place in this population, what are the expectedfrequencies of the M, MN, and N blood types on the island?b. If the inbreeding coefficient for this population is 0.05, what are theexpected frequencies of the M, MN, and N blood types on the island?

The human MN blood type is determined by two codominant alleles, LMand LN. The frequency of LM in Eskimos on a small Arctic island is0.80.a. If random mating takes place in this population, what are the expectedfrequencies of the M, MN, and N blood types on the island?b. If the inbreeding coefficient for this population is 0.05, what are theexpected frequencies of the M, MN, and N blood types on the island?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

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