Question
If you had 1400 flies with 852 having red eyes and 548 having brown eyes, how many
flies would be homozygous dominant red eye?
flies would be homozygous dominant red eye?
Answers
Anonymous
I got 197, is that correct?
Anonymous
p+q=1
(p+q)(p+q)=p^2+2pq+q^2=1
548/1400=0.391=p^2
p=sqrt(0.391)=0.625
q=1-0.625=0.375
q^2=(0.375)^2=0.1406
1400*(.1406)=196.88
I think!!!!!!!!
(p+q)(p+q)=p^2+2pq+q^2=1
548/1400=0.391=p^2
p=sqrt(0.391)=0.625
q=1-0.625=0.375
q^2=(0.375)^2=0.1406
1400*(.1406)=196.88
I think!!!!!!!!
bobpursley
correct