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In a diploid population at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, consider a locus with two alleles. The frequencies of these two alleles are denoted by p and q, respectively. Heterozygosity in this population is maximum at

A

p = 0.25, q = 0.75

B

p = 0.4, q = 0.6

C

p = 0.6, q = 0.4

D

p = 0.5, q = 0.5

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