In a population of $1000$ individuals,$490$ belong to genotype $MM$,$420$ to $Mm$,and the remaining to $mm$. Based on this data,the frequency of allele $m$ in the population is . . . . . . .

  • A
    $0.6$
  • B
    $4.9$
  • C
    $4.2$
  • D
    $0.3$

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