If 36 of a population have pointy ears m and everyone else h

If 36% of a population have pointy ears (m), and everyone else has round ears, what percentage of the population are carriers for the pointy ear allele

Solution

Option D: 48%

q²=rr=36%=36/100=0.36; q=0.36

(p+q=1)

(p=1-p)

(p=1-0.36=0.64)

Percentage of population which are carriers for the pointy ear alleles are 2pq= 2*0.64*0.36=0.4608

0.4608*100=46.08%