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Chapter 21, Problem 8TYK
If the genotype frequencies in a population are 0.60 AA, 0.20 Aa, and 0.20 aa, and if the requirements of the Hardy–Weinberg principle apply, the genotype frequencies in the offspring generation will be:
a. 0.60 AA, 0.20 Aa, 0.20 aa.
b. 0.36 AA, 0.60 Aa, 0.04 aa.
c. 0.49 AA, 0.42 Aa, 0.09 aa.
d. 0.70 AA, 0.00 Aa, 0.30 aa.
e. 0.64 AA, 0.32 Aa, 0.04 aa.
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