Campbell Biology In Focus, Loose-leaf Edition (3rd Edition)

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ISBN: 9780134895727

Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky

Publisher: PEARSON

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A fruit fly population has a gene with two alleles, A1 and A2. Tests show that 70% of the gametes produced in the population contain the A1 allele. If the population is in Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, what proportion of the flies carry both A1 and A2?

A. 0.7
B. 0.49
C. 0.42
D. 0.21

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