Blue flower color (B allele) is dominant to white (b allele). In a population plants with white flowers (bb) are at a frequency of 0.04. What frequency of the alleles are for blue flower color (B)?

A. 0.04 or 4%
B. 0.16 or 16%
C. 0.06 or 60%
D. 0.8 or 80%
E. 0.96 or 96%


C. 0.06 or 60%

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