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#Question id: 19025


Consider the ABO “blood type” gene. This single gene has three alleles called A, B, and O. There are four resultant “blood types” (phenotypic classes), as follows: C
                         
Assume Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium,  the frequencies of the A and B alleles are 0.26 and 0.07, respectively. You now examine the ABO blood types in a new population. You observe that the A, B, and O blood types all have equal frequencies in this population. What are the frequencies of the A and O alleles in this population?

#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology
  1. Frequency of allele A = 0.5470                                       Frequency of allele O = 0.2265

  2. Frequency of allele A = 0.2265                  
    Frequency of allele O = 0.5470
  3. Frequency of allele A = 0.365                    

    Frequency of allele O = 0.9480

  4. Frequency of allele A = 0.3379                  
    Frequency of allele O = 0.5470