Teddy Graham Data per each class    1-26-07
Explanation  - how to do the calculations:
You know that p = dominant allele ( in this case -brown phenotype)
and q = recesssive allele ( spotted bear)
All of the allele in the population for this trait (color)  must add up to 100% , so p + q = 1

Taking into account that each individual has 2 copies, 1 from mom, 1 from dad- their genotype is BB, Bb or bb.  In the H-W equation,  BB is p2,  bb is q2 and since you can get Bb or bB = "Bb", the Bb genotype is calculated as 2pq.

In your charts,  you take how many bears counted- for example- 46 bears spotted- out of 90 total (44 were brown)  46/90 = .51   this is "q2"  to get just 1 q, you take the square root of q2.  For example, .51 Sq root is .71   and this =q.  To get p  1-.71 is .29  This is p.  Take pXp to get p2   ( here .29 squared is .08)  to get 2pq   = 2(.29)(.71)  this is .41

To see if you did it right-  p2 + 2pq + q2 should equal 1
Here:     .08  +  .41   + .51  do = 1.
period 4   (out of 100 bears in each generation)
generation      spotted                          brown           q2         q       p     p2        2pq
1                         51                             49
2                         36                             64
3                         30                             70
4                         33                             67
5                         24                             76
period 8   (out of 90 bears in each generation)
generation       spotted                       brown              q2         q      p      p2      2pq
1                        48                           42 
2                        45                           45
3                        34                           56
4                        29                           61
5                        24                           66
period 11    (out of 100 bears)
generation     spotted                       brown             q2         q      p        p2      2pq
1                   54                               46
2                   38                               62
3                   29                               71
4                   16                               84
5                   14                               86   
period 12  ( out of 90 bears)
generation    spotted                      brown               q2        q      p       p2      2pq
1                   46                             44
2                   32                             58
3                   18                             72
4                   14                             76
5                   15                             75
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