Galactosemia is a rare autosomal recessive disease that causes mental retardation. Individuals with galactosemia never reproduce. In a large human population the frequency of individuals with galactosemia is 1 in 118 000. Calculate the rate of mutation to the galactosemia allele, assuming mutation-selection equilibrium in the population.

Galactosemia is a rare autosomal recessive disease that causes mental retardation. Individuals with galactosemia never reproduce. In a large human population the frequency of individuals with galactosemia is 1 in 118 000. Calculate the rate of mutation to the galactosemia allele, assuming mutation-selection equilibrium in the population.

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