The Presence of Freckles Is Due to a Dominant Allele

question 19

Multiple Choice

The presence of freckles is due to a dominant allele. Four percent of the individuals in a particular population lack freckles. Use the Hardy-Weinberg formula to calculate the percentage of individuals in this population who are homozygous dominant for freckles.

• A)32%
• B)4%
• C)64%
• D)80%

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