Q.

In a population of 200, the individuals with recessive phenotype are 98. What percent of individuals of the population would have both dominant and recessive alleles?

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a

0.21

b

0.3

c

0.7

d

0.42

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Individuals with both dominant and recessive alleles are heterozygotes.

q2=98200=0.49

q=0.49=0.70
Now that we have q, we can solve for p.
p + q = 1
p = 1- q
p = 1 - 0.7 = 0.3
Heterozygotes (2pq)
= 2 x 0.7 x 0.3
= 0.42

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In a population of 200, the individuals with recessive phenotype are 98. What percent of individuals of the population would have both dominant and recessive alleles?