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A population has two alleles for a given gene, D and d. If the frequency of the dominant allele is 0.45 and the frequency of the recessive allele is 0.55, what will the frequency be for the recessive homozygote genotype?

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Answer: 0.30 or 30%

Explanation:

According to the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium equation, to calculate the percentage of recessive homozygote genotype in the population.

The recessive homozygote genotype (dd) are represented by the q^2 term which equals 0.55 × 0.55 = 0.30 or 30%

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