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The notation p and q of the Hardy Weinberg equation represent ________ of a diploid organism.(a) frequency of allele p(b) frequency of only allele A(c) frequency of the only allele a(d) frequency of allele A and aThis question was addressed to me in a national level competition.This interesting question is from Hardy-Weinberg Principle-2 topic in portion Evolution of Biology – Class 12

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Right answer is (d) frequency of ALLELE A and a

The BEST explanation: Individual frequencies can be REPRESENTED as p and q. But for a diploid organism, p and q explain the frequency of allele A and allele a. p^2 REPRESENTS AA whereas q^2 represent aa.



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