Question

1.     In a certain population of hamsters, 300 out of 1600 hamsters demonstrate a recessive purple coat colour (the dominant coat colour is pink). These hamsters breed and in the following generation, 375 out of 2000 had the purple coat colour. Answer these questions: a).   What is the homozygous recessive genotype frequency in the original population? Show all steps used to determine your answer. (1 marks)

Answer 1

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