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In humans, the presence of chin and cheek dimples is dominant to the absence of dimples, and
the ability to taste the compound PTC is dominant to the inability to taste the compound. Both
traits are autosomal, and they are unlinked. The frequencies of alleles for dimples are D = 0.62
and d = 0.38. For tasting, the allele frequencies are T = 0.76 and t = 0.24.
a. Determine the frequency of genotypes for each gene and the frequency of each
phenotype.
b. What are the expected frequencies of the four possible phenotype combinations:
dimpled tasters, undimpled tasters, dimpled nontasters, and undimpled nontasters?
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9 years ago
a. Determine the frequency of genotypes for each gene and the frequency of each
phenotype.

Use the Hardy-Weinberg equation.

For example, for dominant, take the dominant number and square it. For heterozygous, take that number, multiply it by 2 and multiple it by the frequency to the recessive allele. For recessive, take the recessive number and square it.
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