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What does q2 in the Hardy-Weinberg equation represent?

A. The homozygous dominant genotype at a given locus

B. The homozygous recessive genotype at a given locus

C. Recessive alleles in a population

D. Dominant alleles in a population

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A large population of a particular animal has been allowed to breed randomly for a number of generations. After several generations, 16% of the animals display a recessive trait. What proportion of the population is probably heterozygous for this trait?

A. 0.72

B. 0.36

C. 0.48

D. 0.6