If you are studying a population a 92% exhibits the dominant phenotype, what percentage exhibits the recessive phenotype?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-27T13:25:51

#8%#

#p^2+2pq+q^2=1#

Factoring, we get:

#(p+q)^2=1#

Letting #p# be the dominant phenotype, we get #p=92%=0.92#.

#:.(0.92+q)^2=1#

#0.92+q=1#

#q=0.08#

#=8%#