Read the section on Hardy-Weinberg in your textbook (ch. 23.2) then solve the fo
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Read the section on Hardy-Weinberg in your textbook (ch. 23.2) then solve the following problem. Show your work! 3. A snap dragon is a type of flower that has incomplete color dominance. White snap dragons are homozygous for the allele coding for the color white; whereas red snap dragons are homozygous for the allele coding for the color red. A snap dragon that has one allele coding for white and one allele coding for red will be pink. Out of a sample of 100 snap dragons, 65% have the allele for the color red CR and 35% have the allele for coding for the color white CW. Under the assumptions for the Hardy-Weinberg principle, how many flowers will be red, white, and pink? The equation for predicting genotype frequencies (Hardy-Weinberg equation) is: p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1 p2 is the amount expected for genotype CRCR 2pq q2 is the amount expected for genotype CWCW Your textbook also provides guidance on how to calculate these values by setting-up your problem in a similar way to a Punnett square. Use the square below if it helps you find the answer.Explanation / Answer
Given information,
Frequency of red allele, p = 65% = 0.65
Frequency of white allele, q = 35% = 0.35
According to HW equilibrium,
p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
p+q = 1
Frequency of red flowered plants, p2 = 0.65 X 0.65
= 0.4225
= 42.25%
Frequency of white flowered plants, q2 = 0.35 X 0.35
= 0.1225
= 12.25%
Frequency of pink flowered plants, 2pq = 2 X 0.65 X 0.35
= 0.455
= 45.5%
p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
42.25 + 12.25 + 45.5 = 100 = 1
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