A population of white-tailed deer inhabits a certain patch of forest in Michigan. Which group of alleles can be considered the gene pool of those deer? Question 4 options:
the dominant alleles of the white-tailed deer in this population only
the dominant alleles of all white-tailed deer
all alleles of the white-tailed deer in this population only
all alleles of all white-tailed deer

Respuesta :

B. the dominant alleles of white-tailed deer in this population only!

Answer:

The correct answer is all alleles of the white-tailed deer in this population only.

Explanation:

A group of individuals of the same species that interbreed with each other is known as a population. The study of change in genetics is called population genetics which includes genes and alleles.  

Complete set of genes and their alleles that are present in a population is called gene pool. Gene pool includes both dominant and recessive alleles of every gene present in a population that can be transmitted in the next generation.

Population with high genetic pool has high diversity which increases the fitness of a population. As gene pool include all the genes and its allele in a population, therefore, the correct answer is all alleles of the white-tailed deer in this population only.