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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: EVOLUTION
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In a population of 100 cats, 36 were white and 64 were black. If the black allele is dominant over white
allele, what is the frequency of black allele in this population of cats?
allele, what is the frequency of black allele in this population of cats?
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Correct option: B
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Option B (0.4) is correct because the frequency of the white allele (q) is the square root of the frequency of white cats, and the frequency of the black allele (p) is 1-q.
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