Question

If a population of 1,000 individuals has 160 rr genotypes, assuming simple dominance by the A allele, what is the frequency of the dominant phenotype in the population?

Answer 1

Here square frequency of recessive alleles r^2 = 160/1000 = 0.16

Therefore r = 0.16

Since r + d = 1; d = 1-0.16 = 0.84