In a randomly breeding population, the frequency of the dominant allele (D) is 0.8. The relative fitness of DD and Dd is 1.0 while dd is 0.4. If you allow one generation of selection against dd, what is the genotypic frequency of dd after selection? A. 0.016 B. 0.328 C. 0.656 D. 0.564

In a randomly breeding population, the frequency of the dominant allele (D) is 0.8. The relative fitness of DD and Dd is 1.0 while dd is 0.4. If you allow one generation of selection against dd, what is the genotypic frequency of dd after selection? A. 0.016 B. 0.328 C. 0.656 D. 0.564

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