In the Hardy-Weinberg equation, the term q2 refers to the frequency of

a. a recessive allele of a given locus.
b. the frequency of a homozygous recessive genotype at a given locus.
c. the frequency of all recessive alleles in a population.
d. the frequency of a heterozygous genotype at a given locus.
e. the frequency of a homozygous dominant genotype at a given locus.


b

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