If the Frequency of an Autosomal Recessive Trait in Humans

question 65

Multiple Choice

If the frequency of an autosomal recessive trait in humans is 1 out of 4000 births,what would be the expected frequency of heterozygote carriers for the trait if we assume that the gene is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

• A)0.00025
• B)0.0158
• C)0.031
• D)0.969
• E)0.984