If the Incidence of Tay-Sachs Is 1/3,600 Ashkenazim Births,what Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

If the incidence of Tay-Sachs is 1/3,600 Ashkenazim births,what is the heterozygote (carrier) frequency?

• A) 0.0003
• B) 0.029
• C) 0.286
• D) 0.684
• E) near 1.0

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