In a population of 100 individuals, 64 have blue eyes (bb) and 36 have brown eyes (BB or Bb). What is the frequency of the B allele?

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Problem 13RQ: When a population has a gene with four alleles circulating, how many possible genotypes are there?...
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In a population of 100 individuals, 64 have blue eyes (bb) and 36 have brown eyes (BB or Bb). What is the frequency of the B allele?

a) 0.4
 
b) 0.6
 
c) 0.7
 
d) 0.9
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