In a Hardy-Weinberg Population with Two Alleles, a and A

question 75

Multiple Choice

In a Hardy-Weinberg population with two alleles, A and a, that are in equilibrium, the frequency of the allele a is 0.3. What is the percentage of the population that is homozygous for this allele?

• A) 0.09
• B) 0.49
• C) 0.9
• D) 9.0
• E) 49.0

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