In a Survey of 240,000 Human Births,six Achondroplastic Births Were

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In a survey of 240,000 human births,six achondroplastic births were recorded to parents who were unaffected.Given that this form of dwarfism is caused by a fully penetrant,dominant,autosomal gene,what is the mutation rate?

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