In a large experimental Drosophila population, the relative fitness of a recessive phenotype is calculated to be 0.90, and the mutation rate to the recessive allele is 5 x 10^-5. If the population is allowed to come to equilibrium, what allele frequencies can be predicted?
a. q hat = 0.5 and p hat = 0.5
b. q hat = 0.22 and p hat = 0.78
c. q hat = 0.022 and p hat = 0.978
d. q hat = 0.000055 and p hat= 0.999945
Answer: c. q hat = 0.022 and p hat = 0.978
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