SAMPLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR ALLOZYME ANALYSIS

Overview
Corner and the durian theory
Ashton, Fedorov and evolutionary processes
Gentry's hypotheses
Applications 
   • pollination
   • breeding systems
   • allozyme analysis
   • architecture 
 
Glossary
References and further reading 
Questions 
 

Consider these sample gels for 5 loci. 

  1. Which loci are monomeric, which dimeric, and which are uncertain from the gels?
  2. How many electrophoretically distinct alleles are there for each locus?
  3. Which of the loci are polymorphic in this sample? What is the proportion of polymorphic loci?
  4. What are the allele frequencies for each locus?
  5. What is the average heterozygosity for each locus? What is the average heterozygosity for all 5 loci? 
  6. Are loci A and D in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? What about locus B?
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