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APBIO142-030 with labs Unit 7 Test

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In a population of flowering plants, there are two alleles for flower color. One is dominant and is represented A, one is recessive and is represented a. The allele frequency of A is 0.7. What is the allele frequency of a?

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A.1.0

B.0.7

C.0.3

D.0.49

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To solve this, recall that allele frequencies in a population must sum to 1. If the frequency of A is given as 0.7, the frequency of the other allele a must account for the remaining portion of the gene pool.......Login to view full explanation

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