Q.

At a particular locus, frequency of allele B is 0.8 and that of b is 0.2. What would be the frequency of heterozygotes in a random mating population in equilibrium?

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a

0.64                              

b

0.48

c

0.32

d

0.16

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Frequency of dominant allele(B) p = 0.8

Frequency of recessive allele(b) q = 0.2

Frequency of heterozygotes is 2pq = 2 × 0.8 × 0.2 = 0.32

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