Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
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In a Hardy-Weinberg population with two alleles, G and g, that are in equilibrium, 40% of the alleles are recessive. What percentage of the population is homozygous for the dominant allele?
a. 9%
b. 36%
c. 70%
d. 60%
e. 30%
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