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Title: A certain form of albinism in humans is recessive and autosomal. Assume that 1 percent of the ...
Post by: aabwk4 on Mar 26, 2020

Question 1

Briefly define the term genetic equilibrium.

Question 2

A certain form of albinism in humans is recessive and autosomal. Assume that 1 percent of the individuals in a given population are albino. Assuming that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what percentage of the individuals in this population are expected to be heterozygous?
Title: A certain form of albinism in humans is recessive and autosomal. Assume that 1 percent of the ...
Post by: Sammyo on Mar 26, 2020

Answer 1

a condition for a population in which the frequency of a given gene remains constant from generation to generation

Answer 2

18 percent