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Question

In a certain population, the frequency of three genotypes is as follows:

Genotypes:	BB	Bb	bb
Frequency:	22%	62%	16%

What is the likely frequency of B and b alleles?

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Answer

Frequency of B allele = all of BB + of Bb
= 22 + 31 = 53%
Frequency of b allele = all of bb + of Bb
= 16 + 31 = 47%.

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