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Assuming that the population was in hardy-weinberg equilibrium for the g locus, what percentage of moths in the natural population was white in 1962 ?.

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The percentage of moths in the natural population that was white in 1962 is : 4%

What is Hardy-weinberg equilibrium ?

Hardy-weinberg equilibrium states that the sum total of all the genes of an individual in a population is constant when the disturbing factors such as genetic drift does not occur

p² + q² + 2pq = 1

Determine the percentage of moths in 1962

Applying the equation below

p² + q² + 2pq = 1

p = frequency of dominant allele

q = frequency of recessive allele

q² = frequency of h0m0zygous recessive genotype

p² = frequency of h0m0zygous dominant genotype

From the graph

Frequency of G allele ( i.e p ) = 0.8

percentage of white moths = q²

Note : p + q = 1  ---- ( 1 )

Insert value into equation ( 1 )

0.8 + q = 1

therefore ; q = 0.2

Hence the percentage of white moths = ( 0.2 )² = 0.04

                                                                               = 4%

Hence we can conclude that The percentage of moths in the natural population that was white in 1962 is : 4%

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