For a gene with two alternative alleles, B and b, the term q2 in the Hardy-Weinberg equation represents

A. the frequency of the B allele.
B. the frequency of the Bb genotype.
C. the total number of individuals in the population.
D. the frequency of the bb genotype.
E. the total number of alleles for that gene in the population.


Answer: D

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