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Genetics and Metabolism - Set 2

If an autosomal recessive disorder which shows Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium has an incidence of 1 in 6400 then the frequency of carriers is approximately _______.

ExplanationThe carrier frequency equals approximately double the square root of the disease incidence i.e. 2 X 1/80 = 1/40