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If the frequency of heterozygotes in a population of mice is 0.48 for a particular gene, what would be the frequency of heterozygotes in future generations if the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?Multiple choice question.0.160.360.240.48

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If the frequency of heterozygotes in a population of mice is 0.48 for a particular gene, what would be the frequency of heterozygotes in future generations if the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?Multiple choice question.0.160.360.240.48

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The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium states that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences. These influences include non-random mating, mutation, selection, genetic drift, gene flow and meiotic drive.

Given that the population of mice is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of heterozygotes (2pq) would remain the same across generations. Therefore, if the frequency of heterozygotes is 0.48 in the current generation, it would remain 0.48 in future generations.

So, the answer is 0.48.

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