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Artificial Selection Practice Test
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A breeder selects only sheep with the finest wool fibers to reproduce. Fiber fineness is influenced by alleles W (finer) and w (coarser). At generation 0, $f(W)=0.55$. After repeated selection for fineness, $f(W)=0.90$ at generation 7. Which outcome is most likely in the population’s phenotype distribution for fiber fineness at generation 7 compared with generation 0?
A breeder selects only sheep with the finest wool fibers to reproduce. Fiber fineness is influenced by alleles W (finer) and w (coarser). At generation 0, $f(W)=0.55$. After repeated selection for fineness, $f(W)=0.90$ at generation 7. Which outcome is most likely in the population’s phenotype distribution for fiber fineness at generation 7 compared with generation 0?