In a Classroom Taste Test for PTC the Genotype Frequency

question 21

Multiple Choice

In a classroom taste test for PTC the genotype frequency was determined to be P = .35 and Q = .65.After applying the Hardy-Weinberg equation,what was the percentage of genotypes found to be?

• A)p2 = 0.12;2pq = 0.46;q2 = 0.42
• B)p2 = 0.35;2pq = 0.00;q2 = 0.65
• C)p2 = 0.12;2pq = 0.65;q2 = 0.23
• D)p2 = 0.20;2pq = 0.20;q2 = 0.60

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