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Hardy-Weinberg Equation

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Using the Hardy-Weinberg Principle, which expression represents the frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype?

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p^{2}

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2pq

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q^{2}

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q

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Solution

The correct option is C $q^{2}$
Homozygous for recessive for gene $= q^{2}$ , the frequency is $p^{2} + 2 p q + q^{2} = 1$

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