Question

Within a population of butterflies, the color brown (B) is dominant over the color white (b). 40% of the butterflies are white. Given this information, choose the correct answers that will properly identify the values for dominant and recessive alleles and genotypes of the population.

What is the value for the recessive allele of the above example?

Question options:

0.8


0.40


80%


0.60

Answer 1

0.40

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the White butterfly's aren't dominant that makes them recessive. Since there is 40% of them that would make the answer 0.40.