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An acute viral disease infects a population of chipmunks, andonly those homozygous for allele b are resistant. (Thoseindividuals heterozygous or homozygous for allele B aresusceptible and suffer 100% mortality).

A. If the initial frequency of allele b=0.2, what isthe frequency (ignoring mutation) one generation after theintroduction of this disease?

B. What is the mechanism of evolutionary change in thisexample?

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AThe individuals with bb allele will only surviveWhich means BB and Bb will die after the introduction of the diseaseThe initial allele frequencies of b02 and B 08    See Answer
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