If a population has only two alleles for a gene (B, b) with equal frequencies and it is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what are the expected frequencies of genotypes BB, Bb, and bb? A. 0.5. 0. 0.5

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If a population has only two alleles for a gene (B, b)
with equal frequencies and it is in Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium, what are the expected frequencies of
genotypes BB, Bb, and bb?
A. 0.5, 0, 0.5
B. 0.25, 0.5, 0.25
C. 0.04, 0.92, 0.04
D. 0.7, 0.3, 0
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Transcribed Image Text:If a population has only two alleles for a gene (B, b) with equal frequencies and it is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what are the expected frequencies of genotypes BB, Bb, and bb? A. 0.5, 0, 0.5 B. 0.25, 0.5, 0.25 C. 0.04, 0.92, 0.04 D. 0.7, 0.3, 0 2017 Farxn Edraion Lid. 25,0.5, 0.25 rence: 26.1 onomy: Application 成中拼 # en 00
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