Question

Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) have coat colors that are either golden (the dominant trait) or white. In examining a population of Bengal Tigers found in India, researchers found that the white tiger frequency was 4%. If this population had 200 tigers with 10 heterozygotes, calculate the actual genotype frequency of the heterozygotes in the tiger population.

Answer 1

Answer:

5%

Explanation:

Frequency of white tigers = 4%

population of tigers = 200

number of heterozygotes = 10

Determine the actual genotype frequency of Heterozygotes

frequency of heterozygotes = Number of heterozygotes / population

= ( 10 / 200 ) * 100

= 0.05 * 100 = 5%