If a population has allele frequencies p = 0.4 and q = 0.6, what is the expected frequency of homozygous recessive individuals?
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Correct answer: 0.36
Homozygous recessive frequency is q² = 0.6² = 0.36. Hardy-Weinberg allows these predictions under equilibrium conditions. The other values represent heterozygotes or p².
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