EVOLUTION
HARDY WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The frequency of carriers in the population is 32%
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The frequency of individuals showing the dominant trait is 96%
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The frequency of heterozygous individuals in the population is 36%
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Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of Recessive Traits Cleft chin, dimples, and freckles are similar examples; individuals with recessive alleles for a cleft chin, dimples, or freckles do not have these traits. Having round (as opposed to almond-shaped) eyes is recessive, along with inability to roll one’s tongue.
Detailed explanation-2: -Frequency of recessive allele is 0.2.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the question, the genotype frequency of recessive population is (q2) = (16% or 0.16). Hence, frequency of recessive allele = q = 0.16 = 0.4. Since p+q = 1; thus the frequency of dominant allele = p = 1-q = 1-0.4 = 0.60.
Detailed explanation-4: -But the frequency of a recessive trait is always smaller than that of a dominant trait. So the answer to this one is false. Whether or not aid rates is dominant does not determine if it’s rare or common.