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A plant population shows 84% plants with red flowers and 16% with white flowers. Assuming red allele (R) is dominant to white (r), determine the frequency of the white flower allele |
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Answer» <P>Answer: p2 + 2pq + Q2 = 1 and p + q = 1 p = FREQUENCY of the DOMINANT allele in the population q = frequency of the recessive allele in the population p2 = percentage of homozygous dominant individuals q2 = percentage of homozygous recessive individuals 2pq = percentage of HETEROZYGOUS individuals |
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