A population of 200 individuals is in Hardy Weinberg equilibrium for a gene with only two alleles - B and b. If the gene frequency of an allele B is 0.8, the genotype frequency of Bb is
A
0.64
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B
0.4
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C
0.04
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D
0.32
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Solution
The correct option is D 0.32 Frequnce of allele B = p = 0.8 Frequence of allele b = q =? We know that, p + q = 1 ∴ q = 1 - 0.8 = 0.2
According to Hardy Weinberg principle, p2+2pq+q2=1, where p2→ Frequency of BB q2→ Frequency of bb 2pq → Frequency of Bb 2pq=2×0.8×0.2 = 0.32