The p and q variables in the Hardy-Weinberg equation represent the frequencies of the two alleles in a population. The equation is often written as p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1, where p and q represent the frequencies of the dominant and recessive alleles, respectively.
In the Hardy-Weinberg equation, p2 represents the frequency of the homozygous dominant genotype in a population for a specific gene. It represents the proportion of individuals in the population that have two copies of the dominant allele.
formula: p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1 p+q=1 p = dominant (A) allele frequency q = recessive (a) allele frequency q2 = homozygous recessive frequency p2 = homozygous dominant frequency 2pq = heterozygous frequency
Selection against heterozygous individuals would cause the frequencies of homozygous individuals to increase over generations as alleles that result in heterozygote disadvantage are progressively removed from the population. This process can lead to more pronounced differences between the two homozygous genotypes.
To calculate the frequency of the dominant allele, we can use the Hardy-Weinberg equation: p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1, where p is the frequency of the dominant allele and q is the frequency of the recessive allele. Since the dominant phenotype occurs 91% of the time, the square root of 91% is the frequency of the dominant allele.
the frequency of the heterozygous dominant genotype
The p and q variables in the Hardy-Weinberg equation represent the frequencies of the two alleles in a population. The equation is often written as p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1, where p and q represent the frequencies of the dominant and recessive alleles, respectively.
It is not an equation, but q2 meaning q^2 represents q being multiplied by itself.
p and q represent the frequencies of two types of alleles.
p2+2pq+q2=1
p represents the square root of the frequency of the homozygous genotype AA.
p represents the square root of the frequency of the homozygous genotype AA.
p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1q2 + 2pq + (p2 - 1) = 0q = 1/2 [ -2p plus or minus sqrt( 4p2 - 4p2 + 4 ) ]q = -1 - pq = 1 - p
The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium equation: p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1 p is frequency of dominant allele A q is frequency of recessive allele a p + q always equals 1 pp or p2 is probability of AA occurring qq or q2 is probability of AA occurring 2pq is probability of Aa occurring (pq is probability of Aa, qp is probability of aA, so 2pq is probability of all heterozygotes Aa) These add up to 1 because they represent all possibilities. The frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype
p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
The frequency of the homozygous dominant genotype.
In the Hardy-Weinberg equation, p2 represents the frequency of the homozygous dominant genotype in a population for a specific gene. It represents the proportion of individuals in the population that have two copies of the dominant allele.