The table shows the risk of inheriting the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis across different ethnic populations.   Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that is caused by the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutation. A person with one mutation is considered a carrier, but if a child inherits two mutations, the disease will be expressed. Based on the risk values in the table and assuming these populations are in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, how does the frequency of recessive allele in the Caucasian population compare to the frequency of the recessive allele in the Asian population?

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The table shows the risk of inheriting the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis across different ethnic populations.

 

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that is caused by the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutation. A person with one mutation is considered a carrier, but if a child inherits two mutations, the disease will be expressed. Based on the risk values in the table and assuming these populations are in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, how does the frequency of recessive allele in the Caucasian population compare to the frequency of the recessive allele in the Asian population?

Caucasian
Asian
А
0.98
0.994
Caucasian
Asian
В
0.0004
0.00003
Caucasian
Asian
C
0.02
0.006
Caucasian
Asian
0.04
0.012
Transcribed Image Text:Caucasian Asian А 0.98 0.994 Caucasian Asian В 0.0004 0.00003 Caucasian Asian C 0.02 0.006 Caucasian Asian 0.04 0.012
Risk of child with CF
Caucasian
1 in 2,500
Hispanic
1 in 9,600
African-American
1 in 15,300
Asian
1 in 32,000
Transcribed Image Text:Risk of child with CF Caucasian 1 in 2,500 Hispanic 1 in 9,600 African-American 1 in 15,300 Asian 1 in 32,000
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