1)The allele frequency for the dominant allele can be calculated by dividing the number of dominant alleles by the total number of alleles in the population:
Dominant allele frequency = number of dominant alleles / total number of alleles
Dominant allele frequency = 7 / 12
Dominant allele frequency = 0.5833
2)To find the percentage of dominant alleles, we can multiply the allele frequency by 100:
Percentage of dominant alleles = dominant allele frequency x 100
Percentage of dominant alleles = 0.5833 x 100
Percentage of dominant alleles = 58.33%
3)The allele frequency for the recessive allele can be calculated by subtracting the dominant allele frequency from 1:
Recessive allele frequency = 1 - dominant allele frequency
Recessive allele frequency = 1 - 0.5833
Recessive allele frequency = 0.4167
4)To find the percentage of recessive alleles, we can multiply the allele frequency by 100:
Percentage of recessive alleles = recessive allele frequency x 100
Percentage of recessive alleles = 0.4167 x 100
Percentage of recessive alleles = 41.67%