Consider a population of 200 individuals. For a trait expressing simple dominance, genotype frequencies are WW = 0.1, Ww = 0.7, ww = 0.2. What are the allele frequencies of the W and w alleles in this population (where p is the frequency of the dominant allele). p = 110, q = 90 p = 20, q = 80 p = 0.45, q = 0.55 p = 0.55, q = 0.45 p = 0.2, q = 0.8 p = 90, q = 110

Consider a population of 200 individuals. For a trait expressing simple dominance, genotype frequencies are WW = 0.1, Ww = 0.7, ww = 0.2. What are the allele frequencies of the W and w alleles in this population (where p is the frequency of the dominant allele). p = 110, q = 90 p = 20, q = 80 p = 0.45, q = 0.55 p = 0.55, q = 0.45 p = 0.2, q = 0.8 p = 90, q = 110

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

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