Answer:
[tex]0.43[/tex]
Explanation:
Given -
Allele for long legs is dominant, and is represented by p
Allele for short legs is recessive, and is represented by q
Given , 33 of 100 organisms have short legs
According to hardy Weinberg's equilibrium equation -
[tex]p^2+2pq+q^2=1[/tex]
Here [tex]q^2[/tex] represents the frequency of species with short legs.
Thus,
[tex]q^2 = \frac{33}{100} \\= 0.33[/tex]
Hence, frequency of recessive allele "p" is equal to
[tex]q = \sqrt{0.33}\\ 1= 0.57[/tex]
As we know
[tex]p+q=1\\p= 1-q\\p= 1-0.57\\p = 0.43[/tex]
