How could you best predict the maximum number of alleles for a single gene whose polypeptide product is known? a) search the population for all phenotypic variants of this polypeptide. b) count the number of amino acids in the polypeptide. c) mate all known genotypes and collect all possible offspring different from the parents. d) measure the rate of new mutations in the species and estimate the number since it first evolved. e) count the number of dna nucleotides that are in the code for the polypeptides.

How could you best predict the maximum number of alleles for a single gene whose polypeptide product is known?

The correct answer is option E. Count the number of DNA nucleotides that are in the code for the polypeptides.

E) Count the number of DNA nucleotides that are in the code for the polypeptides.

the two answers are a, the population of birds with large beaks will increase on the island, and c, the trait for large beaks will be passed on to future generations through natural selection. the reason for that is because if the birds that have beaks developed for eating small seeds lose all of their food, they will go hungry and eventually starve because they physically cannot eat the large seeds, therefore making the population of large beaked birds higher. also, if the trait of large beaks are dominant on the island over small beaks, then over time the large beaked birds will reproduce more and more, while the smaller beaked birds will reproduce less and less because they can't survive with the food provided. that leads to the trait of small beaks disappearing and the trait of large beaks taking over the island.