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) 16%
B) 32%
C) 40%
D) 48%
E) 60%
Answer: D
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