1 out of 2400 babies that were born at a maternity hospital died shortly after birth from colonic ...

1. 1 out of 2400 babies that were born at a maternity hospital died shortly after birth from colonic obstruction due to a recessive allele. Determine the frequency of the lethal allele in the population, expressed as a percent.

(Round your answer to two significant figures)


2. 9 out of 2400 babies that were born at a maternity hospital died shortly after birth from colonic obstruction due to a recessive allele. What percent of the population would you expect to be carriers of the lethal allele?

(Round your answer to two significant figures)

If possible please explain to me how you arrived at your conclusion.