Question

If the frequency of an autosomal dominant allel is 0.6 calculate the frequency of recessive phenotype in a population of 10000

Answer 1

the dominant frequency is 0.6
so, the recessive frequency is 1-0.6=0.4
thus, no. of recessive people in the given population is 0.4x10000
                                                                                      =4000people
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