Could you help me out with this question. I have read over the lesson and still feel like an idiot when it comes down this question. I understand hardy Weinberg equation but not this. Please help me understand this question.
Scientists observe a newly established population of sexually reproducing plants growing on the shore of a small island. An observable trait of the plant has two possible phenotypes. It is determined by a single gene, with the dominant allele having complete dominance over the recessive allele. The first generation had 26 plants with the dominant trait and 25 with the recessive trait. The data below is from the first six generations of this population:
Generation Number of individuals with dominant trait Number of individuals with recessive trait Total number of individuals
1 26 25 51
2 102 0 102
3 375 125 500
4 469 156 625
5 562 188 750
6 255 200 455
Answer each part of this question completely in the space provided.
Use the data to explain the changes in phenotypic frequency from generation 1 to 3.
Do you think this population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? Support your answer.
Propose a possible explanation for the change in phenotype frequency from generation 5 to generation 6.
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