Rabbit fur color is controlled by a single gene with two alleles displaying complete dominance. A wild rabbit population inhabiting a forest is observed, and the frequency of each fur color was calculated as a percentage of the total population.
Year 0
Rabbit Fur Color
Percent of Individuals
Brown
73%
White
24%
Ten years later the same population is observed.
Year 0
Rabbit Fur Color
Percent of Individuals
Brown
93%
White
7%
Discuss two factors that may have contributed to the shift in genotypic frequency. (5 points)