Question
Biology Question on hardy-weinberg principle
A gene locus has two alleles A, a. If the frequency of dominant allele A is 0.4, then what will be the frequency of homozygous dominant, heterozygous and homozygous recessive individuals in the population?
A
0.36 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.16 (aa)
B
0.16 (AA); 0.24 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)
C
0.16 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)
D
0.16 (AA); 0.36 (Aa); 0.48 (aa)
Answer
0.16 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (C) : 0.16 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)