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14 April, 20:00

A) a moth has two alleles for spots. it can have brown or white spots. the brown spot allele frequency is 0.26. what is the white spot allele frequency?

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  1. 14 April, 21:31
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    The answer is 0.74.

    This is derived using the Hardy Weinburg principle of allelic frequency at equilibrium.

    p + q = 1

    Therefore if q = 0.26; then 1 - 0.26 = 0.74

    In most occasions, the allele with the higher frequency is usually the dominant one (but not always).
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