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Population genetics and Hardy–Weinberg calculations

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Two large populations are each in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at the same two-allele autosomal locus. The AA genotype occurs in 64% of population P and 36% of population Q. In a model of a new generation, every mother is selected randomly from P and every father randomly from Q. Transmission is Mendelian, and there is no genotype-dependent loss before birth.

What fraction of the newborn generation is expected to have genotype Aa?