In a certain population of 540 cats, a single gene with two alleles controls thickness of the cats' fur. allele c provides for thick fur and is dominant, and c provides thin fur. in this population, 49 cats have thin fur. what are the frequencies of the two alleles?

The frequency of the recessive genotype (thin fur) = 49/540= 9%. So q2 = 0.09  

Take the square root of 0.09 to get the frequency of this allele: q = 0.3

p + q = 1, so p = 0.7

Frequencies for both alleles for the population of cats are p = 0.7, q = 0.3, where p is the allele for thick fur and q is the allele for thin fur.

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