What is the frequency of the dominant allele (q) in this population of birds?

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You decide to genotype the a population of egrets at an allele that codes for feather
color. The allele that codes for white feathers (a) is recessive and the black allele that
codes for black feathers is dominant (A). You end up with the following genotypic
ratio;
AA---420 birds
Аа--40 birds
аа----40 birds
Wh
is the frequency of the dor
ant
ele (q) in
population
bird
.15
.48
.16
.12
.04
Transcribed Image Text:You decide to genotype the a population of egrets at an allele that codes for feather color. The allele that codes for white feathers (a) is recessive and the black allele that codes for black feathers is dominant (A). You end up with the following genotypic ratio; AA---420 birds Аа--40 birds аа----40 birds Wh is the frequency of the dor ant ele (q) in population bird .15 .48 .16 .12 .04
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