Lecture 1 exam 2

UIC BioS 101 Nyberg

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Expectations of offspring

• Each individual offspring results from the union of a male gamete and a female gamete. If there are multiple types of gametes, the probability that a particular gamete is involved in a particular fertilization is proportional to the frequency of that type in the gamete pool, separately for each sex, of course.

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List all the types of male gametes. Write down the proportion of each type. The proportions must add to 1.

List all the types of female gametes. Write down the proportion of each type. The proportions must add to 1