In a large, randomly mating population with no appreciable forces working to change gene frequencies, the frequency of homozygous recessive individuals for the characteristic of extra-long eyelashes is 60 per 1000. What percent of this population carries this very desirable trait but displays the dominant phenotype of short eyelashes?

In a large, randomly mating population with no appreciable forces working to change gene frequencies, the frequency of homozygous recessive individuals for the characteristic of extra-long eyelashes is 60 per 1000. What percent of this population carries this very desirable trait but displays the dominant phenotype of short eyelashes?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

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Author:Michael Cummings

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Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2QP: How Can We Measure Allele Frequencies in Populations? The MN blood group is a single-gene,...

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