In a stable population, the dominant phenotype has a frequency of 75%. What is the frequency of the dominant allele?
Correct answer B. 50%
Explanation
The recessive phenotype is 25%, so q² = 0.25 and q = 0.5; the dominant allele frequency is therefore p = 1 - 0.5 = 0.5, or 50%.
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