In the case of complete dominance in a population in equilibrium, we cannot tell which individuals are homozygous dominants and which are heterozygous, what information is needed to determine the frequency of homozygous dominant and heterozygous

genotypes?

A) the size of the sample population
B) the frequency of heterozygous recessive genotype
C) the frequency of homozygous recessive genotype
D) the mutation rate in the population


Answer: C

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