Question

The phenylketonuria occurs in 1 of 10,000 individuals in a population. It is
caused by an autosomal recessive allele. Calculate the frequency of heterozygotes in the population.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Phenylketonurics comes at frequency of 1 in 10000

so, in populatio of 2000 heterzygous is:- 1/10000 multiplied by 20000 = 1/5

1/5 means in every 1 out of 5 people in the populaion is homozygous that means 1/5 * 2000= 400

total of 400 peoples