Cystic fibrosis is a homozygous recessive condition that affects 1 in 10,000 of the Hispanic population in the United States. Calculate the frequency of the dominant allele, the frequency of the recessive allele, and the percentage of heterozygous individuals (carriers) in the Hispanic population. Frequency of the dominant allele Frequency of the recessive allele % homozygous dominant % homozygous recessive % heterozygous

Cystic fibrosis is a homozygous recessive condition that affects 1 in 10,000 of the Hispanic population in the United States. Calculate the frequency of the dominant allele, the frequency of the recessive allele, and the percentage of heterozygous individuals (carriers) in the Hispanic population. Frequency of the dominant allele Frequency of the recessive allele % homozygous dominant % homozygous recessive % heterozygous

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Author:Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter19: Introduction To Genetics

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