Find the frequency of heterozygotes in a population, which exhibits the Hardy -Weinberg equilibrium, if the frequencies of the two alleles in the population are 0.6 and 0.4.
A) 0.80
B) 0.64
C) 0.48
D) 0.32
Correct Answer:
C
Solution :
Since, p = 0.6 and q = 0.4 \[2pq=2\times 0.6\times 0.4=0.48\]