Question

A population exhibiting Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium possesses 25% recessive traits. Find out the frequency of recessive alleles in the gene pool of the same population.

• A. 0.5
• B. 0.4
• C. 0.3
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A 0.5

We are given with,

recessive traits $q^2$ $=0.25$

$q=\surd 0.25$

$q=0.5$

So the correct option is "$0.5$".