Wing coloration in the scarlet tiger moth is determined by a single-locus, two-allele system with incomplete dominance. Data for 1612 individuals are as follows: White-spotted (SS) = 1469, Intermediate spotting (Ss) = 138, No spotting (ss) = 5 What are the values of p and q?

q = 0.0557

p = 0.9443

Explanation:

Data provided in the question:

Number of individual = 1612

White-spotted (SS) = 1469

Intermediate spotting (Ss) = 138

No spotting (ss) = 5

Now,

q² = ss : [ Number of individual ]

or

q² = 5 : 1612

or

q² = 0.0031

or

q = 0.0557

Therefore,

p = 1 - q

or

p = 1 - 0.0557

or

p = 0.9443

Hence,

q = 0.0557

p = 0.9443