5.5.2 · HinglishPopulation Genetics & Speciation

Calculate allele and genotype frequencies

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5.5.2 · Biology › Population Genetics & Speciation


1. Core vocabulary

HUM kya count kar rahe hain? Do alag-alag cheezein:

  • Genotype frequency individuals count karta hai (unka count hai).
  • Allele frequency allele copies count karta hai (ek diploid mein hain, kyunki har individual 2 copies hold karta hai).

2. Formulas ko scratch se derive karna

Setup. Maano diploid individuals ki ek population mein:

  • individuals of genotype
  • individuals of genotype
  • individuals of genotype

with .

Genotype frequencies (aasan — bas se divide karo)

Yeh step kyun? Genotypes individuals ko label karte hain, isliye total pool individuals ki sankhya hai. Yeh teeno 1 tak add hone chahiye kyunki har individual ka exactly ek genotype hota hai.

Allele frequencies (copies count karo)

Total allele copies (har ek insaan 2 carries karta hai).

Kitne copies hain?

  • Har insaan 2 's contribute karta hai →
  • Har insaan 1 contribute karta hai →
  • Har insaan 0 's contribute karta hai →

2's kyun? Kyunki hum copies count kar rahe hain, log nahi. Ek homozygote bag mein do tokens deta hai.

Fraction ko split karo ek khoobsurat shortcut dikhane ke liye:

Kyunki sirf do alleles hain, har copy ya toh hai ya , isliye:

Kyun? (teeno genotype frequencies 1 tak sum hoti hain). Yeh koi assumption nahi hai — yeh counting se khud nikal ke aata hai.


3. Worked examples

Figure — Calculate allele and genotype frequencies

4. Recall checkpoints

Recall Answers chhupa lo — kya tum formulas khud bana sakte ho?
  • Hum allele counts ko ki jagah se kyun divide karte hain? → Kyunki diploids 2 copies each carry karte hain; hum copies count karte hain, log nahi.
  • Heterozygotes par factor kyun? → Woh allele of interest ki sirf ek copy carry karte hain.
  • kya equal hona chahiye aur kyun? → 1, kyunki har copy do mein se ek allele hai.
  • aur diya hai, nikalo. → .
Recall Feynman: ek 12-saal ke bacche ko explain karo

Socho ek jar socks se bhara hai, aur har baccha exactly do socks uthata hai. Red socks allele hain, blue socks allele hain. Do reds wala baccha "" hai, do blues wala "" hai, ek-ek wala "" hai. Yeh jaanne ke liye ki poori class kitni "red" hai,