Biology

To determine the percentage of the population that would be heterozygous (genotype Bb), we can use the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation.

 

Given:

1.The number of individuals expressing the recessive phenotype (bb) = 98

2.Total population size = 200

 

Step 1: Calculate the frequency of the recessive genotype bb

The frequency of the recessive genotype is the proportion of individuals expressing the recessive phenotype:

 

Step 2: Calculate the frequency of allele b (q)

The frequency of the recessive allele b (denoted as q) is the square root of :

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