If a population with two alleles is at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and the frequency of one allele is 0.7, what is the heterozygote frequency?
A) 0.21
B) 0.3
C) 0.42
D) 0.7
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The heterozygote frequency in a population at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium can be calculated using the equation 2pq, where p is the frequency of one allele and q is the frequency of the other allele. If the frequency of one allele (p) is 0.7, then the frequency of the other allele (q) is 1 - 0.7 = 0.3. Therefore, the heterozygote frequency is 2(0.7)(0.3) = 0.42.

If a Population with Two Alleles Is at Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium