Question

A plant population shows 84% plants with red flowers and 16% with white flowers. Assuming red allele (R) is dominant to white (r), determine the frequency of the white flower allele​

Answer 1

Answer:

p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1 and p + q = 1

p = frequency of the dominant allele in the population

q = frequency of the recessive allele in the population

p2 = percentage of homozygous dominant individuals

q2 = percentage of homozygous recessive individuals

2pq = percentage of heterozygous individuals