You are a geneticist studying the population genetics of barn swallows.You are particularly interested in one gene,and upon examining the 100 alleles present in 50 individuals,you find that one allele is quite common,accounting for 30 of those alleles.The allelic frequency of this allele is

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The allelic frequency is the proportion of a specific allele in the population. In this case, there are 100 alleles total, and 30 of them are the common allele. Thus, the allelic frequency of this allele is 30/100, which simplifies to 0.3.

You Are a Geneticist Studying the Population Genetics of Barn