In a Pygmy Group in Central Africa,the Frequencies of Alleles

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In a Pygmy group in central Africa,the frequencies of alleles determining the ABO blood groups were estimated as 0.2 for I^A,0.1 for I^B,and 0.7 for i.Assuming random mating with respect to blood group,determine the expected frequencies of the blood types A,B,AB,and O.

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