tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11390444.post114127928101856878..comments2023-10-23T09:26:24.969-10:00Comments on The Questionable Authority®: Blonde EquilibriumTQAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510784510555073197noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11390444.post-1141405564800645162006-03-03T07:06:00.000-10:002006-03-03T07:06:00.000-10:00there is really no need to go in to the Hardy-Wein...there is really no need to go in to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium to explain your results. Just thinko of it this way.<BR/><BR/>No selection means that people with blond genes will not on average have fewer children. (Basically the defintion of selection.)<BR/><BR/>That the population is large guarantes that chance will not play much role.<BR/><BR/>Conclusion, people with blond genes will spreadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11390444.post-1141350138176616082006-03-02T15:42:00.000-10:002006-03-02T15:42:00.000-10:00Since two people who carry the gene must meet (and...<I>Since two people who carry the gene must meet (and do certain other things) in order to produce a blonde</I><BR/><BR/>What other things? How are we lay people supposed to understand the intricacies of genetics if you scientists just gloss over the important details?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11390444.post-1141327953653692152006-03-02T09:32:00.000-10:002006-03-02T09:32:00.000-10:00I am aware that reality is more complex than I am ...I am aware that reality is more complex than I am making it out to be. This is the first post in a series, and I didn't want to get too detailed right at the start. I'll start looking at population structure next week.<BR/><BR/>As far as the genetics go, I'm honestly not sure, and I don't really think it matters. The way I'm looking at this is that the example is a good vehicle to talk about someTQAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510784510555073197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11390444.post-1141326181340189442006-03-02T09:03:00.000-10:002006-03-02T09:03:00.000-10:00"To put it another way, if one percent of the peop..."To put it another way, if one percent of the people are blonde, then ten percent of the alleles are the blonde allele. (Which means that 90%, or 0.9) of the alleles are the 'B' allele."<BR/><BR/>This is only true for well mixed populations. The global population is not well mixed. (If it was well mixed, you'd find just as many blondes in Nigeria as in Scandinavia.) I think if you did actual Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com