In Humans, Brachydactyly Is a Dominant Condition; 6,400 People in a Population

question 11

Multiple Choice

In humans, brachydactyly is a dominant condition; 6,400 people in a population of 10,000 show the disease (1,600 are BB, 4,800 are Bb) and 3,600 are normal phenotypes (bb) .The frequency of the b allele is

• A)0.6.
• B)0.4.
• C)0.36.
• D)0.48.
• E)0.16.

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