(Solved): Population Genetics-Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Consider a population of flowers where the 'R' allel ...

Population Genetics-Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Consider a population of flowers where the 'R' allele codes for red flowers and the 'r' allele codes for white flowers. 'R' is dominant to 'r'. In this population there are 36 plants with white flowers, and 85 plants with red flowers. (On the exam you will be asked to show all your work) a. Assuming this population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (or Party-Weinberg equilibrium), calculate the frequency of the 'R' allele in this population. b. After several generations, the population now has 200 plants. What is the expected number of heterozygous plants in this population? c. Of the 200 plants, 125 now have red flowers. Is this population likely still in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? What test should you perform to make sure? If it's not, what does this tell us about what is happening to the population?