Question

The frequency of recessive individuals in a population is 0.12. What is the frequency of the recessive allele in the population? Round to two decimal places.

Answer 1

34.64%

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming the problem is at hardy-weinberg equilibrium

p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1 where p^2 is the homozygous dominant genotype, 2pq is the heterozygous genotype, and q^2 is the homozygous recessive genotype

q^2 = 0.12

q = 0.3464