If two populations of birds with frequencies of an allele a of 0.2 and 0.3 are forced together by unusually high winds,the new frequency of the a allele in the combined population will be:

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The frequency of an allele in a combined population depends on the allele frequencies in the individual populations and their respective sizes. Without knowing the sizes of the two bird populations, we cannot accurately calculate the new frequency of the allele a.

If Two Populations of Birds with Frequencies of an Allele