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NEET 2014 Biology question

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In a population of 1000 individuals 360 belong to genotype AA, 480 to Aa and the remaining 160 to aa. Based on this data, the frequency of allele A in the population is

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Solution

Total alleles = 2 x 1000 = 2000. Number of A alleles = 2 x 360 (from AA) + 480 (from Aa) = 720 + 480 = 1200. Frequency of A, p = 1200/2000 = 0.6, and

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