If the frequency of allele b in a gene pool is 0.2, and the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the expected frequency of the genotype bbbb in a tetraploid (4n) plant species would be
A) 0.0016.
B) 0.04.
C) 0.08.
D) 0.2.
E) The answer cannot be determined from this information.

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In a tetraploid species, the frequency of the genotype bbbb is calculated as (allele frequency)^4. Therefore, (0.2)^4 = 0.0016.

If the Frequency of Allele B in a Gene Pool