MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    For a population of birds in Hardy-Weingberg equilibrium, the red color is dominant while the purple color is recessive. For a sample of 1000 birds, if 640 are purple, what percentage of the birds are heterozygotes?

     

    A

    8%

    B

    32%

    C

    36%

    D

    The answer cannot be determined with the given information.



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