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In a population of 200 individuals, 72 are homozygous recessive for the character of eye color (cc). One hundred individuals from this population die from a fatal disease. Thirty-six of the survivors are homozygous recessive.
-How many heterozygous individuals are expected in the new population?
A) 16
B) 36
C) 40
D) 48
E) 60

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After 100 individuals die, 100 remain. With 36 homozygous recessive, 64 are either homozygous dominant or heterozygous. Using Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, calculate allele frequencies and determine the number of heterozygous individuals.

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