In a class of 20 biology students, 12 have the recessive disorder, chronic whining syndrome. Use the Hardy-Weinberg equations to determine the frequency of the recessive allele for the chronic whining disorder within the class of 20 students.

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In a class of 20 biology students, 12 have the recessive disorder, chronic whining syndrome. Use the Hardy-Weinberg equations to determine the frequency of the recessive allele for the chronic whining disorder within the class of 20 students.

 

Trait
Rolling tongue
Ear lobes
Widow's peak
Hitchhiker's thumb
Bent pinky finger
Clasping hands
Eyelashes
Crossing arms
Table 2-1. Class traits for single gene characteristics.
Traits in Class
Dominant
Recessive
% of Class
Dominant
Recessive
Transcribed Image Text:Trait Rolling tongue Ear lobes Widow's peak Hitchhiker's thumb Bent pinky finger Clasping hands Eyelashes Crossing arms Table 2-1. Class traits for single gene characteristics. Traits in Class Dominant Recessive % of Class Dominant Recessive
Trait
Rolling tongue
Ear lobes.
Widow's peak
Hitchhiker's
thumb
Bent pinky
finger
Clasping
hands
Eyelashes
Crossing arms
Table 2-2. Allele frequencies for class characteristics.
Frequency
Homozygous Heterozygous Homozygous
Dominant
Recessive
q²
p²
2pq
Dominant
Allele
Р
Recessive
Allele
q
Transcribed Image Text:Trait Rolling tongue Ear lobes. Widow's peak Hitchhiker's thumb Bent pinky finger Clasping hands Eyelashes Crossing arms Table 2-2. Allele frequencies for class characteristics. Frequency Homozygous Heterozygous Homozygous Dominant Recessive q² p² 2pq Dominant Allele Р Recessive Allele q
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