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In a population of rabbits, Npp and Nqq are the number of individuals having short and floppy ears respectively, and Npq is the number of heterozygous individuals. Calculate the allelic frequency of p and q respectively in the given population with Npp = 1024, Npq = 64 and Nqq = 512?

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0.66 and 0.34
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0.44 and 0.12
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0.34 and 0.66
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0.8 and 0.2
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Solution

The correct option is A 0.66 and 0.34
N = Total no. of rabbits in the population 1024 + 512 + 64 = 1600
Allelic frequency (p) =2Npp+Npq2N
=(2×1024)+642×1600=0.66
Allelic frequency (p) =2Nqq+Npq2N
=(2×512)+642×1600=0.34

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