The frequency of a recessive phenotype is 0.16. The frequency of the recessive allele is

  1. 0.16
  2. 0.84
  3. 0.4
  4. 0.6
Answer

C) 0.4

q = √0.16 = 0.4. AS & A Level Biology · Topic 17 Selection and Evolution · 17.2 Natural and artificial selection

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