EVOLUTION
HARDY WEINBERG EQUILIBRIUM
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Question
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Homozygous Recessive genotype
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Heterozygous genotype
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Homozygous Dominant genotype
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Dominant Allele
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Recessive Allele
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Detailed explanation-1: -To determine q, which is the frequency of the recessive allele in the population, simply take the square root of q2 which works out to be 0.632 (i.e. 0.632 x 0.632 = 0.4). So, q = 0.63.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Hardy-Weinberg Equation p = the frequency of the dominant allele in a population. q = the frequency of the recessive allele in a population.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the simplest system, with two alleles of the same locus (e.g. A, a), we use the symbol p to represent the frequency of the dominant allele within the population, and q for the frequency of the recessive allele.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the equation, p2 represents the frequency of the homozygous genotype AA, q2 represents the frequency of the homozygous genotype aa, and 2pq represents the frequency of the heterozygous genotype Aa.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: In the Hardy-Weinberg Theorem it states p2 +2pq + q2 = 1. p2 represents the frequency of the homozygous dominant genotype, q2 represents the frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype, and 2pq represents the frequency of the heterozygous genotype.