You are an epidemiologist and come to an isolated village in the sub-Saharan African nation of Somalia. There are 300 people in this village and you diagnose 25 with sickle cell anemia, which is a recessive autosomal disorder. Assume the population is at Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, and round to 3 decimals in your calculations. Part 1 What is the frequency of the recessive phenotyp What is the frequency of the recessive allele? Part 2 Given the frequency of the recessive allele, what is the frequency of the dominant allele? 0.711 0.917 0.957 0.830 0.250 0.289 0.083 0.083

You are an epidemiologist and come to an isolated village in the sub-Saharan African nation of Somalia. There are 300 people in this village and you diagnose 25 with sickle cell anemia, which is a recessive autosomal disorder. Assume the population is at Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, and round to 3 decimals in your calculations. Part 1 What is the frequency of the recessive phenotyp What is the frequency of the recessive allele? Part 2 Given the frequency of the recessive allele, what is the frequency of the dominant allele? 0.711 0.917 0.957 0.830 0.250 0.289 0.083 0.083

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

Section: Chapter Questions

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