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Allele Percentage in a population Disease A is autosomal recessive. A total of 16% of the study population of 100 people are affected. How many carriers are in the study population? A 24 B 36 C 48 D 60 E 16

          Allele Percentage in a population
Disease A is autosomal recessive. A total of 16% of the study population of 100 people are affected. How many carriers are in the study population?
A 24
B 36
C 48
D 60
E 16

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Solved by Expert Madhur L

02/27/2023

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The disease is autosomal recessive, which means that an individual must have two copies of the recessive allele to be affected. Let's denote the recessive allele as "a" and the dominant allele as "A". Show more…

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Allele Percentage in a population Disease A is autosomal recessive. A total of 16% of the study population of 100 people are affected. How many carriers are in the study population? 24 36 48 60 16