If the Frequency of Allele B in a Gene Pool

question 58

Multiple Choice

If the frequency of allele b in a gene pool is 0.2, and the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the expected frequency of the genotype bbbb in a tetraploid (4n) plant species would be

• A) 0.0016.
• B) 0.04.
• C) 0.08.
• D) 0.2.
• E) The answer cannot be determined from this information.

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