5. A population of mice may be brown (dominant phenotype) or white (recessive phenotype). Brown mice have the genotype BB or Bb. White mice have the genotype bb. The frequency of the BB genotype is .30. a.-- What is the frequeney of heterozygous mice?

5. A population of mice may be brown (dominant phenotype) or white (recessive phenotype). Brown mice have the genotype BB or Bb. White mice have the genotype bb. The frequency of the BB genotype is .30. a.-- What is the frequeney of heterozygous mice?

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Chapter21: Microevolution: Genetic Changes Within Populations

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5. A population of mice may be brown (dominant phenotype) or white (recessive
phenotype). Brown mice have the genotype BB or Bb. White mice have the genotype
bb. The frequency of the BB genotype is .30.
a.-- What is the frequeney of heterozygous mice?

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