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5 days ago
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A trait has two alleles, which are represented by p and q. If p = 0.44, what is q?

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Alleles can be compared to genes, containing traits from parent cells that may be inherited by the offspring. For instance, the father's blue eyes and the mother's brown eyes represent two different alleles. There exists a probability of these alleles being transmitted. 'p' signifies the likelihood of passing one allele, whereas 'q' indicates failure. The total of these two probabilities equals 1. Consequently:

q = 1 - p = 1 - 0.44
q = 0.56
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