In a human population, one of 25,000 babies is born with sickle cell anaemia. The baby is homozygous recessive (genotype yy). Calculate the following; (i) Frequency of the recessive allele. (ii) Frequency of the dominant allele. (iii) Calculate the number of carrier in 25,000 babies born.

In a human population, one of 25,000 babies is born with sickle cell anaemia. The baby is homozygous recessive (genotype yy). Calculate the following; (i) Frequency of the recessive allele. (ii) Frequency of the dominant allele. (iii) Calculate the number of carrier in 25,000 babies born.

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Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

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Problem 9QP: Using the HardyWeinberg Law in Human Genetics Suppose you are monitoring the allelic and genotypic...

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