A population containing a gene 'X' with two alleles 'Aa' is in Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium for gene 'X'. If the gene frequency of allele 'A' is 0.2, allele frequency of 'a' is :
A
0.2
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B
0.42
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C
0.8
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D
1
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Solution
The correct option is A 0.2 A population containing a gene 'X' with two alleles 'Aa' is in Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium for gene 'X'. If the gene frequency of allele 'A' is 0.2, the allele frequency of 'a' is 0.2. According to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences. So the correct option is 0.2