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Title: frequency of recessive allele
Post by: lindsaym on Jul 31, 2012
In an isolated mountain valley is a population of people that have a frequency of 1/880 000 people affected with a rare autosomal recessive disorder. Carriers have a frequency of 1/435. The frequency of the recessive allele is





sorry for all the questions! appreciate all the help though


Title: Re: frequency of recessive allele
Post by: duddy on Jul 31, 2012
It's okay, do you know how to use the Hardy-Weinberg equation?


Title: Re: frequency of recessive allele
Post by: lindsaym on Aug 1, 2012
It's okay, do you know how to use the Hardy-Weinberg equation?

a little bit, i had to leave the question blank. just couldn't figure it out :(


Title: Re: frequency of recessive allele
Post by: duddy on Aug 1, 2012
You'd have to use p + q = 1.

Is it too late :-\ ???