Assume the trait for brown eyes is completely dominant to blue eyes and this trait is controlled by a single gene. If 400

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(Hint: Use the Hardy-Weinberg formula.)
a. 8,000
b. 5,400
c. 3,200
d. 960
e. 320


c

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