If the frequency of having light colored hair in the human population is 0.4, and that of having dimples is 0.5, then what is the probability that any given individual will have either light colored hair or dimples or both? (Assume that these traits are independent of one another.)
a. 0.7
b. 0.3
c. 0.6
d. 0.2

Question

If the frequency of having light colored hair in the human population is 0.4, and that of having dimples is 0.5, then what is the probability that any given individual will have either light colored hair or dimples or both? (Assume that these traits are independent of one another.)
a. 0.7 
b. 0.3 
c. 0.6 
d. 0.2

anonymous · Answer

0.7 or 0.6 
need to calculate


but it other options are incorrect
mostly 0.7

anonymous · Answer

@ adeshshengde: which law or formula did you use? I used hardy-weinberg and I'm getting 0.6 as the answer.