Using hardy-weinberg principle, if p=0.3, what is q

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The Hardy-Weinberg principle states that in a population that is not evolving, the frequency of alleles and genotypes will remain constant from generation to generation.

In the equation p + q = 1, where p is the frequency of one allele and q is the frequency of the other allele, the sum of the frequencies of both alleles is always equal to 1.

Therefore, if p = 0.3, q can be calculated as:

q = 1 - p

q = 1 - 0.3

q = 0.7

So, if p = 0.3, q = 0.7.