In a population of beetles carapace color is determined by a single gene with two alleles: Beetles homozygous for one allele have brown bodies; homozygotes of the other allele have green bodies; heterozygotes have green bodies with brown spots. In a sample of 1000 beetles there were 60 brown, 260 green, and 680 green with brown spots. What are the expected phenotype frequencies? O 0.16 brown, 0.36 green, 0.48 green with brown spots. O 0.06 brown, 0.26 green, 0.68 green with brown spots. 0.36 brown, 0.16 green, 0.48 green with brown spots. O 0.16 brown, 0.36 green, 0.24 green with brown spots.

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In a population of beetles carapace color is determined by a single gene with two alleles: Beetles
homozygous for one allele have brown bodies; homozygotes of the other allele have green bodies;
heterozygotes have green bodies with brown spots. In a sample of 1000 beetles there were 60
brown, 260 green, and 680 green with brown spots. What are the expected phenotype
frequencies?
0.16 brown, 0.36 green, 0.48 green with brown spots.
0.06 brown, 0.26 green, 0.68 green with brown spots.
0.36 brown, 0.16 green, 0.48 green with brown spots.
0.16 brown, 0.36 green, 0.24 green with brown spots.
Transcribed Image Text:In a population of beetles carapace color is determined by a single gene with two alleles: Beetles homozygous for one allele have brown bodies; homozygotes of the other allele have green bodies; heterozygotes have green bodies with brown spots. In a sample of 1000 beetles there were 60 brown, 260 green, and 680 green with brown spots. What are the expected phenotype frequencies? 0.16 brown, 0.36 green, 0.48 green with brown spots. 0.06 brown, 0.26 green, 0.68 green with brown spots. 0.36 brown, 0.16 green, 0.48 green with brown spots. 0.16 brown, 0.36 green, 0.24 green with brown spots.
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