In a Given Population of Drosophila, Curly Wings (C) Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

In a given population of Drosophila, curly wings (c) is recessive to the wild-type condition of straight wings (c+) . You isolate a population of 35 curly winged flies, 70 flies that are heterozygous for straight wings and 45 that are homozygous for straight wings. What is the frequency of alleles in this population?

• A) 35% c; 45% c+
• B) 46.7% c; 53.3% c+
• C) 50% c; 50% c+
• D) 55% c; 45% c+
• E) The frequencies cannot be calculated from the provided information

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