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Suppose 64% of a remote mountain village can taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and must, therefore, have at least one copy of the dominant PTC taster allele. If this population conforms to Hardy-Weinberg expectations for this gene, what percentage of the population must be heterozygous for this trait?

A) 1690
B) 32%
C) 40%
D) 48%

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User Brian
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I am thinking B, hope this helps :)
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User ClearlyClueless
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I think it’s B which is 32%
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User Nesa Mouzehkesh
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