OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
EVOLUTION
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Question
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A population of 150 individuals has an allele frequency of 0.3 for the dominant allele (B) and a frequency of 0.7 for the recessive allele (b). Use the Hardy-Weinberg equation to determine the frequency of the genotype (bb).
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0.09
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0.42
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0.49
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0.21
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Considering that 200 individuals will have, in total, 400 alleles, the frequency of the recessive allele is 268.33 (simplified). Based on the calculation above, the proportion of the population that is expected to be heterozygotes is 0.4422.
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