Question 10

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a
q=0.2; p=0.8
b
q=0.1; p=1.0
c
q=0.04; p=0.16
d
q=0.8; p=0.2

The correct answer is a) q=0.2; p=0.8. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium states that in a population with random mating and no evolutionary forces acting, the allele frequencies will remain constant from generation to generation. In this case, q = 0.2 and p = 0.8 would be a valid representation of allele frequencies in a population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.