Tay-Sachs disease is caused by loss of function mutation in a gene on chromosome 15 that codes for an enzyme. The disease is an inherited autosomal recessive condition which is found amongst Ashkenazi Jews of Central European origin. In this population, 2 in 4,900 children are born with the disease. What proportion of the population are carriers (heterozygotes) for this disease?

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