Question

A particular gene in a given population of individuals has two alleles, G and g. The frequency of the G allele equals the frequency of the g allele. What are the expected genotype frequencies, assuming the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

Answer 1

The frequency of the dominant allele in the population (p) is simply 1 - 0.02 = 0.98 (or 98%). Since 2 p q equals the frequency of hetero zygotes or carriers, then the equation will be as follows: 2p q = (2)

Step-by-step explanation:

• H.W equilibrium is a law that states that the alleles and the genotype in population and will remain constant form the generation to the generations in the absence of the evolution an are influenced by the natural selection and sexual selection and the genetic drift.