Topics: Population Genetics Quiz
In a pea population, R controls the flower colour purpleand r controls the flower colour white. In an isolated pea population, there are 36 white flowers and 64 purple flowers. Assuming the population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the value of q for this population?
A. 0.36
B. 0.8
C. 0.64
D. 0.6
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In a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, 1 out of 10 000 babies born is a victim of phenylketonuria (PKU). The victim is a homozygous recessive at the particular locus. What is the frequency of carriers for PKU in the population?
A. 0.0198
B. 0.9801
C. 0.0001
D. 0.0099