In accordance with the Hardy-Weinberg concept, a population with 80% dominant (A) alleles and 20% recessive (a) alleles would have ____ heterozygous individuals.

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The frequency of heterozygous individuals (Aa) can be calculated using the Hardy-Weinberg equation: 2pq, where p is the frequency of the dominant allele (A) and q is the frequency of the recessive allele (a). Given p = 0.8 and q = 0.2, the frequency of heterozygous individuals is 2(0.8)(0.2) = 0.32 or 32%.

In Accordance with the Hardy-Weinberg Concept, a Population with 80