Question

in a population of 75 mice, what would be the size of their gene pool for a particular gene? 100 150 50 75 25

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the concept of gene pool size

In diploid organisms (mice are diploid), each individual has two alleles for a particular gene.

Step2: Calculate the gene - pool size

If the population size \(N = 75\) mice, and each mouse has \(2\) alleles for a particular gene, then the size of the gene pool \(=2\times N\).
Substitute \(N = 75\) into the formula: \(2\times75=150\).

Answer:

150