Question 6 If the frequency of a dominant allele is 0.8, what is the frequency of the recessive allele?

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Chapter12: Mendel's Experiments And Heredity
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Problem 14RQ: In a mating between two individuals that are heterozygous for a recessive lethal allele that is...
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Hi, I need help with this. I believe the answer is 0.2, but I also believe I might be working this incorrectly.  We're using the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.

 

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If the frequency of a dominant allele is 0.8, what is the frequency of the recessive allele?
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