4. You take genotypes from 500 people for a particular gene with two alleles, and find the following: homozygous dominant: 401 people homozygous recessive: 8 people heterozygous: 91 people a) What is the frequency of the dominant allele? b) What is the frequency of the recessive allele?
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Step 1:** Calculate the total number of individuals with dominant phenotype: Total = Homozygous Dominant + Heterozygous Total = 401 + 91 Total = 492 ** Show more…
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