Suppose That in a Population the Frequency of a Particular

question 25

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in a population the frequency of a particular recessive condition is 1/400. Assume the presence of only a dominant allele (A) and a recessive allele (a) in the population and that the population is at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. What is the frequency of heterozygotes in the population?

• A) 0.0025
• B) 0.05
• C) 0.095
• D) 0.9025
• E) 0.0475

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