1.Contrary to what many people are promoting, this novel coronavirus is both more contagious and more lethal than most strains of flu. In what ways does infection with this virus differ from infection with the typical flu virus?

d. 1.0

Explanation:

According to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium,

p² + 2pq + q² = 1

p + q = 1

where p = frequency of dominant allele

q = frequency of recessive allele

p² = frequency of homozygous dominant genotype

2pq = frequency of heterozygous genotype

q² = frequency of homozygous recessive genotype

Given that non random mating occurs in this population due to which the equilibrium will be disturbed. Homozygotes of one type will only mate with homozygotes of the same type due to which frequency of heterozygotes (2pq) will become 0. Inbreeding depression will also make homozygous dominant population perish making p² 0. So the equation will change to:

p² +2pq + q² = 1

0 + 0 + q² = 1

Hence, q² = 1 which means that the entire population will only have one type of homozygous members.