Question

The brown fur trait in a bear species is recessive. You find a bear population where 1 in 625 is brown. Using the Hardy Weinberg equations, what is the frequency of the recessive allele in this population?

a) 0.0016

b) 0.04

c) 0.0786

d) 0.16

e) 0.96

How many bears in this population are heterozygous if the population is at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

a) 600

b) 300

c) 100

d) 48

e) 25