Tag: cystic fibrosis (CF)
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What is the frequency of the recessive CF allele in the general population? What is the frequency of heterozygotes in the general population?
BS2026: Genes, Development & Inheritance; Tutorial 2 Population genetics and chromosome rearrangements Question 1 The recessive disease cystic fibrosis (CF) occurs among newborn babies in the UK at a frequency of 1 in 2,500. Given this information and assuming that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium: a) What is the frequency of the recessive CF…