Answer:
Frequency of the RR [tex]= 72.25[/tex]%
Explanation:
Given -
R is the dominant allele and r is the recessive allele.
The frequency of the r allele is [tex]15[/tex]%[tex]= 0.15[/tex]
The frequency of the R allele is [tex]85[/tex]%[tex]= 0.85[/tex]
As per Hardy Weinberg's equation-
[tex]p = 0.85[/tex]
[tex]q = 0.15[/tex]
Also, evolution is not occurring is the basic assumption of Hardy Weinberg's principle.
Frequency of the RR genotype is equal to [tex]p^{2}[/tex]
Substituting the value of "p" we get
[tex]p^{2} = 0.85^{2} \\= 0.7225\\= 72.25[/tex]
