Question

The frequency of autosomal alleles K and k in a large population of snails is 0.6 and 0.4. What is the approximate genotypic frequency of the heterozygote Kk if the inbreeding coefficient (F) was 0.3?

a. 0.48
b. 0.34
c. 0.14
d. 0.30
e. 0.24

Answer 1

Option (b).

Step-by-step explanation:

The frequency of alleles K and k in population are 0.6 and 0.4. The inbreeding coefficient is 0.3.

The heterozygote frequency can be calculated by the formula:

F =
`(2Kk-H)/(2Kk)`

Here, K = 0.6, k= 0.4, F = 0.3 and H = approximate genotypic frequency of heterozygote Kk.

Put the values in the above formula

0.3 =
`(2*2*0.6*0.4-H)/(2*0.6*0.4)`

H = 0.36 ≈ 0.34.

Thus, the approximate genotypic frequency of the heterozygote Kk is 0.34.

Hence, the correct answer is option (b).