× Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask a question
Top Posters
Since Sunday
s
3
3
d
3
s
2
c
2
G
2
y
2
t
2
2
k
2
j
2
e
2
New Topic  
smile smile
wrote...
Posts: 41
Rep: 0 0
12 years ago
4) In a population of 100 rock pink plants, 84 individuals have red flowers while 16 have white flowers. Assume that white petals are inherited as a recessive trait(a) and red petals as a dominant trail (A). What are the frequencies p and q? In the next generation, what will be the equilibrium genotypic frequencies?

I get that p^2 = 84/100 = .84
p = .9165
q^2 = 16/100 = .16 and q = .4
but that doesn't make sense.

using P + Q = 1, that doesn't add up yet the example I am following does work out.

What am I doing improperly?
Read 363 times
3 Replies

Related Topics

Replies
wrote...
12 years ago
You're forgetting the Heterozygotes 2pq
The full formula is p^2+2pq+q^2 = 1
We know that 2/3 of the Red flowers are heterozygotes
p^2 = 28 AA Red
2pq = 56 Aa Red
q^2 = 16 aa White

So the allele frequencies p are:
2 A's from the homozygous = 28 +
1 A from the heterozygous = 56/2 = 28
= 56/100 = .56

So the allele frequencies q are:
1-.56 = .44
wrote...
12 years ago
Always work with the recessive phenotype first.    It seems you have forgotten to take the sqrt of the known genotype, which is 16/100.  If 16/100 have white flowers, that's a frequency of 0.16.  Then, the frequency of the recessive homozygote is 0.16 (using Hardy-Weinberg notation, q?2 = 0.16).  The frequency of the recessive allele, q, is sqrt(0.16) = 0.4.  According to H-W equation #1, p + q = 1, so the frequency of the dominant allele, p, is 1 - 0.4 = 0.6.

If equilibrium is maintained, p will still be 0.6 and q will still be 0.4.

Just to finish it off:  The frequency of the dominant homozygote, AA = p?2 = 0.36;  the frequency of the heterozygotes, Aa = 2pq = 0.48, and the frequency of the recessive homozygotes, aa = q?2 = 0.16.  Add up the frequencies and you get 1.
wrote...
12 years ago
Asst Prof is correct.  In a population, you MUST start with the recessive phenotype;  it's the only genotype you can be sure of.  In this case, the frequency of the recessive genotype, aa, is 0.16, so the frequency of a is the squareroot of 0.16, which is 0.4.  that's called q. Since p + q =1, p must be 0.6.
New Topic      
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  1070 People Browsing
 121 Signed Up Today
Related Images
  
 824
  
 154
  
 25
Your Opinion