Given an inheritance pattern of incomplete dominance and 81 flowers that are red (R¹R¹),18 flowers that are pink (R¹R²),and 1 flower that is white (R²R²),the frequency of the R¹ allele is 0.9.

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The frequency of R¹ allele can be calculated as follows:

(R¹R¹ + 1/4*R¹R²)/total number of flowers
= (81 + 1/4*18)/(81 + 18 + 1)
= 82/100
= 0.82

Therefore, the statement is false and the correct frequency of the R¹ allele is 0.82, not 0.9.

Given an Inheritance Pattern of Incomplete Dominance and 81 Flowers