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19 November, 02:03

A population has two alleles for a particular gene, A and a, and is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The frequency of allele a is 0.2. What is the frequency of individuals with AA genotype?

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  1. 19 November, 02:14
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    0.64

    Explanation:

    The frequency of an allele is a measure of the relative frequency of that allele on a genetic locus in a population expressed as a fraction or a percentage.

    According to Hardy-Weinberg equation, p + q = 1 where p represents allele A and q represents allele a. If the frequency of allele a is 0.2.

    Hence, 0.2 + p = 1; p = 1 - 0.2 = 0.8

    Therefore, the frequency of allele A is 0.8

    Genotype frequency of the homozygous genotype AA is represented by p^2 = (0.8) ^2 = 0.64
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