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Question 1 of 10: Use Hardy–Weinberg information for rabbit fur colour to calculate allele or genotype frequencies.

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Hardy–Weinberg, selection and isolation

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In a rabbit population, the allele for brown fur (B) is dominant to the allele for white fur (b). The population is in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, and 36% of the rabbits are homozygous dominant (BB).

(a)

Calculate the frequency of the recessive allele, q.

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(b)

Calculate the frequency of heterozygous rabbits (Bb).

(2)

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Lesson: 4C 4: Gene Pool and Genetic Diversity