Under Hardy-Weinberg, the frequency of pp individuals is written as:
Ap plus q
Bp squared
C2pq value
Dq squared
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. p squared
1. The equilibrium equation assigns each genotype a term.
2. The frequency of pp individuals is simply p squared.
3. The frequency of pq individuals is 2pq.
4. The frequency of qq individuals is q squared.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 19 'The Evolution of Populations', sections 19.1-19.3_
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