Question

Inacertain group of rabbits, the presence of yellow fur is the result of a homozygous reces- sive condition in the biochemical pathway producing hair pigment. If the frequenry of the allele for this condition is 0.09, which of the fol- lowing is closest to the frequency of the domi- nant allele in this population

Answer 1

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Answer:

0.91

Explanation:

According to Hard-Weinberg equilibrium, allele frequency in a population remains constant in absence of an evolutionary force. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation for two alleles is as follows:

p + q = 1

where,

p = frequency of dominant allele

q = frequency of recessive allele

Here,

q = 0.09

So, p = 1-q

= 1 - 0.09

= 0.91

Hence, frequency of dominant allele = 0.91