If there are only two alleles at a given locus and the frequency of one allele is 0.6, what is the frequency of the other allele?
A) -0.6
B) 0
C) 0.4
D) 0.6
E) 1

Name: If there are only two alleles at a given locus and the frequency of one allele is 0.6, what is the frequency of the other allele? A) -0.6 B) 0 C) 0.4 D) 0.6 E) 1
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The frequency of the other allele is simply equal to 1 minus the frequency of the first allele. Therefore, the frequency of the other allele would be 1 - 0.6 = 0.4.

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