If you are studying a population a 92% exhibits the dominant phenotype, what percentage exhibits the recessive phenotype?
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nswer:
8
%
Explanation:
Hardy-Weinberg equation states that:
p
2
+
2
p
q
+
q
2
=
1
Factoring, we get:
(
p
+
q
)
2
=
1
Letting
p
be the dominant phenotype, we get
p
=
92
%
=
0.92
.
∴
(
0.92
+
q
)
2
=
1
0.92
+
q
=
1
q
=
0.08
=
8
%
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