Question

Consider a population of sheep to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The allele for black wool (\(p\)) has a frequency of \(0.81\) while the allele for white wool (\(q\)) has a frequency of \(0.19\). Then the percentage of heterozygous individuals in the population is

• A. \(4\%\)
• B. \(15\%\)
• C. \(31\%\)
• D. \(66\%\)

Hint:

Hardy-Weinberg genotype frequencies are \[ \boxed{ p^2:\;2pq:\;q^2. } \] Remember, \[ \boxed{ \text{Heterozygous frequency}=2pq. } \]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C