Answer:
Shorthorn 0.36 0.48 0.16 is the only cattle population in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium
Explanation:
We know that the frequency of the recessive homozygote genotype "dd" is q2 and equal to 0.16
Obtain the square root of q2
square root of 0.16 = 0.4
AND we also know that p + q = 1
Thus, p = 1 – q ∴ p = 1 – 0.4 = 0.6
∴The homozygote dominant "DD" is represented by p2;
The square of p is obtained below
(0.6)2 = 0.36
Note that of all the cattle population, Shorthorn 0.36 0.48 0.16 has its "dd" and "DD" traits obey the pattern shown above