Barron's Model Exam B

[critterbug]

Problem # 19

A population of rabbits is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, with 9 percent of the pop. homozygous recessive for the albino trait. The percent of the population that is heterozygous for the albino trait is:

ANSWER: 21 %

Is this correct? I thought it was 42 %

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[croco]

well, lets see if aa=9% then aa=.09 so a=.3 and A=.7 so 2(.3)(.7)=.42 or 42 percent. Yes you are correct. FOOKING BARRONS!

 

[critterbug]

Thanks croco