Answer:
Frequency of dominant allele [tex]= 0.55[/tex]
Frequency of recessive allele [tex]= 0.45[/tex]
Explanation:
It is given that olive color is a recessive trait.
As per Hardy Weinberg's equation-
p signifies the frequency of dominant allele in a given population and q signifies the frequency of recessive allele in a given population.
Also as per the first law of Hardy Weinberg's equilibrium , sum of allele frequencies is equal to one for a given population.
Thus
[tex]p+q = 1\\[/tex]
Frequency of recessive individuals is represented by [tex]q^2[/tex]
Here, [tex]q^2[/tex] [tex]= \frac{20}{100}[/tex]
[tex]q = \sqrt{0.2} \\q = 0.45[/tex]
Thus, frequency of dominant allele i.e G is equal to
[tex]1-0.45\\= 0.55[/tex]
Frequency of dominant allele [tex]= 0.55[/tex]
Frequency of recessive allele [tex]= 0.45[/tex]
