HARDY WEINBERG PROBLEMS

Show all work or NO CREDIT. Circle your answer.

1. The frequency of a dominant allele is .65.
a. What is the frequency of the recessive allele?
b. What is the frequency of the homozygous dominant?
c. What is the frequency of the heterozygous dominant?
d. What is the frequency of the homozygous recessive?
2.

In fruit flies, normal wings is dominant to stubby wings. In a population of 1000 flies,
400 show the recessive trait.
a. What is the frequency of the recessive allele?
b. What is the frequency of the dominant allele?
c. What is the frequency of the homozygous dominant?
d. How many homozygous dominant individuals are there in the population?
e. What is the frequency of the heterozygous dominant?
f. How many heterozygous dominant individuals are there in the population?

3.

In flowers, red is dominant to white. In a population of 1000, 970 show the dominant
trait.
a. What is the frequency of the recessive allele?
b. What is the frequency of the dominant allele?
c. What is the frequency of the homozygous dominant?
d. How many homozygous dominant individuals are there in the population?
e. What is the frequency of the heterozygous dominant?
f. How many heterozygous dominant individuals are there in the population?
g. What is the frequency of the homozygous recessive?
h. How many recessive individuals are there in the population?

HARDY WEINBERG PROBLEMS

Show all work or NO CREDIT. Circle your answer.
1. The frequency of a dominant allele is .65.
a. What is the frequency of the recessive allele?
b. What is the frequency of the homozygous dominant?
c. What is the frequency of the heterozygous dominant?
d. What is the frequency of the homozygous recessive?
2.

In fruit flies, normal wings is dominant to stubby wings. In a population of 1000 flies,
400 show the recessive trait.
a. What is the frequency of the recessive allele?
b. What is the frequency of the dominant allele?
c. What is the frequency of the homozygous dominant?
d. How many homozygous dominant individuals are there in the population?
e. What is the frequency of the heterozygous dominant?
f. How many heterozygous dominant individuals are there in the population?

3.

In flowers, red is dominant to white. In a population of 1000, 970 show the dominant
trait.
a. What is the frequency of the recessive allele?
b. What is the frequency of the dominant allele?
c. What is the frequency of the homozygous dominant?
d. How many homozygous dominant individuals are there in the population?
e. What is the frequency of the heterozygous dominant?
f. How many heterozygous dominant individuals are there in the population?
g. What is the frequency of the homozygous recessive?
h. How many recessive individuals are there in the population?