Question

In a population of owl monkeys, allele T codes for tufted tails ( TT and Tt). The

frequency of allele t, which codes for nontufted tails (tt), is 40 percent. If a new
predator starts catching the monkeys by their tufts and natural selection occurs,
which of the following would most likely happen over time?

A) The frequency of allele T would increase

B) The frequencies for the two allele forms would equal out.

C) The frequency of allele T would decrease and the frequency of allele t would
increase.

D) No changes would take place because the allele governing tufted tails is not
dominant.

Answer 1

C) The frequency of allele T would decrease and the frequency of allele t would increase.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the hunter is going after monkeys with tufted tails (TT), the tufted tail monkeys would die out from the new predator, letting the non-tufted tails (tt) increase in population.