Two morphs of a species exist in an imaginary jungle: Purple and green. A predator is introduced that finds the color purple distasteful, but still consumes many but not all green individuals. Purple is a dominant genotype (allele C), while green is recessive (allele c). What do you think will happen to the frequency of allele c after two generations of heavy predation?
A. c will go extinct due to the high degree of selection against it.
B. c will likely remain in the population for a few generations, hidden by the dominant allele 'C'.
C. C will be the only allele left in the population after one generation.
D. None of the above.
Ans: B. c will likely remain in the population for a few generations, hidden by the dominant allele 'C'.
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