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Using the Hardy Weinberg principle, calculate the frequency of the heterozygous genotype in the population if the frequency of the dominant allele p is 0.864. Express your answer as a percentage of the population.

p²+ 2pq + q²= 1.0

p + q = 1.0

1.0 - p = q

1.0 - 0.864 = 0.136

q = 0.136

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