Question

The frequency of an allele in a population of manatees is 0.15. If the population is at Hardy-Weinberg for this locus, what number of 600 individuals should be homozygous for this allele?
A. 27
B. 90
C. 13.5
D. 135
E. 2.25

Answer 1

Answer: C) 13.5

Explanation:

Given that the frequency of an allele in a manatee population is 0.15 and said population is at Hard-Weinberg (a well-known equation usually used to calculating processes regarding allele and genotype frequencies), the correct number of 600 individuals that should be homozygous for the allele is 13.5 individuals.