Color in Mclver beetles is determined by two alleles at one gene locus. Mclver beetles must have a heterzygous genotype (genotype A1A2) in order to have a brown color phenotype. Calculate the frequency of the brown beetles in the population if the frequency of the A1 allele is 0.1.

Color in Mclver beetles is determined by two alleles at one gene locus. Mclver beetles must have a heterzygous genotype (genotype A1A2) in order to have a brown color phenotype. Calculate the frequency of the brown beetles in the population if the frequency of the A1 allele is 0.1.

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Color in Mclver beetles is determined by two alleles at one
gene locus. Mclver beetles must have a heterzygous genotype
(genotype A1A2) in order to have a brown color phenotype.
Calculate the frequency of the brown beetles in the
population if the frequency of the A1 allele is 0.1.

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