Brown eye color (B) is dominant and blue eye color (b) is recessive. In one school, 128 students have brown eyes and 72 students have blue eyes (bb). Which of the following correctly represents the possible frequencies of each genotype?

(p + q = 1, p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1)

Question

Patience Haas

Biology

2 October, 17:47

Brown eye color (B) is dominant and blue eye color (b) is recessive. In one school, 128 students have brown eyes and 72 students have blue eyes (bb). Which of the following correctly represents the possible frequencies of each genotype?

(p + q = 1, p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1)

+4

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Isabella Poole · Answer 1

P + q = 1 correctly represents the possible frequencies of each genotype.

The sum of the allele frequencies at the locus must be equals to 1,

so p + q = 1

Brown eye color (B) is dominant and blue eye color (b) is recessive. In one school, 128 students have brown eyes and 72 students have blue eyes (bb). Which of the following correctly represents the possible frequencies of each genotype?(p + q = 1, p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1)

Brown eye color (B) is dominant and blue eye color (b) is recessive. In one school, 128 students have brown eyes and 72 students have blue eyes (bb). Which of the following correctly represents the possible frequencies of each genotype?

(p + q = 1, p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1)