In a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, 16% of the individuals show the recessive trait. What is the frequency of the dominant allele in the population?
1 Answer
Feb 4, 2018
0.6
Explanation:
Let's start with the basic Hardy-Weinberg equations first.
With "p" being the dominant allele and "q" being the recessive allele
We know that 16% (or 0.16) show the recessive trait. This means that the fraction of the population with the recessive trait,
With the value for
With this knowledge "p" can be calculated.
This 0.6 is the frequency at which the dominant allele is present in the population