Question

What is meant by the equation p + q = 1.0?

A) The sum of relevant individual alleles in a population is equal to 100% of those alleles.
B) The sum of male and female traits in a population is equal to 100% of the heritable strains.
C) The sum of male and female zygotes in a population is equal to 100% of the generation.
D) The sum of male and female individuals with all genotypes is equal to 100% of the reproductive success.

Answer 1

The equation p + q = 1.0 represents the frequencies of different alleles in a population and is part of the Hardy-Weinberg model of population genetics. Hence the correct answer is option A

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation p + q = 1.0 represents the frequencies of different alleles in a population. Population geneticists use this equation to represent the frequency of the dominant allele (p) and the frequency of the recessive allele (q) for a given locus in the population. If p and q are the only two possible alleles for that locus, their frequencies will add up to 1.0. This equation is part of the Hardy-Weinberg model of population genetics.

Hence the correct answer is option A