Consider a population of acorn weevils. You observe at a locus with two alleles, the following genotype counts: AA: 180, Aa: 121, and aa: 55. What is the frequency of the A allele? (Please carry your answer to three decimal places)

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Consider a population of acorn weevils. You observe at a locus with two alleles, the following genotype counts: AA: 180, Aa: 121, and aa: 55. What is the frequency of the A
allele?
(Please carry your answer to three decimal places)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a population of acorn weevils. You observe at a locus with two alleles, the following genotype counts: AA: 180, Aa: 121, and aa: 55. What is the frequency of the A allele? (Please carry your answer to three decimal places)
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