You sample a population of butterflies and find that 56% are heterozygous at a particular locus. What should be the frequency of the homozygous individuals in this population? (A) 0.08 (B) 0.09 (C) 0.70 (D) 0.50



Answer :

The correct option is Not Available.

The Hardy-Weinberg Law of Population and Genetics states that p²+2pq+q²=1 and p+q=1 where p is the population's frequency of the dominant allele and q is the population's frequency of the recessive allele.

p² = proportion of homozygous dominant people

q² = the proportion of homozygous recessive people

2pq = the proportion of heterozygous people

Given,

2pq = 0.56,

we may obtain y=0.28/p (the frequency of the recessive allele) by finding 'p' recall, p+q=1, and p=1-q.

By replacing, we obtain q=0.28/(1-q), which is equivalent to q(1-q)=0.28 andq²-q+0.28 (quadratic equation)

Finding "q" by solving this yields two hypothetical values for q.

There isn't a fictitious solution among the alternatives, hence there isn't a solution.

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