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Q:

A population of crabs is studied and in a population of 1200 it is noted that 180 have a blue tint to their shell. It is hypothesized that blue tinting is a recessive trait in this population. Which of the following is the allelic frequency of the non-blue tinted allele? Assume that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

A

0.15

B

0.39

C

0.61

D

0.85