A gene in a randomly-mating population has two alleles (A,a),and the allele frequency of A is 0.65.Calculate the frequency of homozygous recessive individuals (aa)in the population.

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The frequency of allele a is 1 - 0.65 = 0.35. The frequency of homozygous recessive individuals (aa) is the square of the allele frequency of a, which is 0.35^2 = 0.1225.

A Gene in a Randomly-Mating Population Has Two Alleles (A,a),and