Question: Rays disease is caused by a loss-of-function mutation in a gene
on chromosome 20 that encodes a h…
Rays disease is caused by a loss-of-function mutation in a gene
on chromosome 20 that encodes a hydrolysis enzyme. Only individuals
who are recessive for the gene will inherit Rays disease. Among the
individuals on Fanning Island in the Republic of Kiribati, about 1
in 2800 children are born with the disease. What fraction of the
individuals in this population are carriers of this disease,
assuming the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
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