In a population of 100 individuals, there are exactly 16 individuals expressing the recessive phenotype for a trait controlled by a single diallelic locus (i.e. a diploid organism). If the population is at genetic equilibrium, how many heterozygous individuals would you expect to find? 48 36 84 cannot be determined 16

In a population of 100 individuals, there are exactly 16 individuals expressing the recessive phenotype for a trait controlled by a single diallelic locus (i.e. a diploid organism). If the population is at genetic equilibrium, how many heterozygous individuals would you expect to find? 48 36 84 cannot be determined 16

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