Sickle cell disease is found in numerous populations in the malaria belt of the
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Sickle cell disease is found in numerous populations in the malaria belt of the world. It is an autosomal recessive disorder. In a population 4 in 100 newborns have the disease. What is the frequency of the wild type and mutant alleles? What is the frequency of the carriers? Sickle cell disease is found in numerous populations in the malaria belt of the world. It is an autosomal recessive disorder. In a population 4 in 100 newborns have the disease. What is the frequency of the wild type and mutant alleles? What is the frequency of the carriers?Explanation / Answer
Frequency of affected individual(recessive homozygote) in the population =4 /100.
Recessive homozygote q2= 4/100
Hence frequency of Recessive allele q= 0.2.
Frequency of mutant allele = 0.2.
Frequency of wild allele p=1-0.2 = 0.8.
Frequency of carrier =2pq= 2 x 0.8 x 0.2 =0.32.