In an Isolated Population of Fruit Flies, 4 Percent of the Individuals

question 40

Multiple Choice

In an isolated population of fruit flies, 4 percent of the individuals have pink eyes, a homozygous recessive condition, and 96 percent have the dominant black eye phenotype. What percentage of the population are heterozygotes? ​

• A)32%
• B)16%
• C)48%
• D)88%
• E)4%

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