In the Hardy-Weinberg Formula, What Does Q ² Represent

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the Hardy-Weinberg formula, what does q ² represent?

• A) frequency of the dominant allele
• B) frequency of the recessive allele
• C) frequency of the heterozygotes
• D) frequency of the homozygous dominants
• E) frequency of the homozygous recessives

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Definitions:

Polyphyletic

A term describing a group of organisms that are classified together but do not share a recent common ancestor.

Homoplastic

Exhibiting similarity in appearance due to convergent evolution rather than ancestry.

R. H. Whittaker

An American ecologist famous for proposing the five kingdom classification of organisms in 1969.

Five-kingdom Classification

A system of categorizing all living organisms into five groups: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.