A question asked by Jessica: hardy weinberg principle problem?
In a certain population, 40 out of every 1000 births results in an individual that suffers from cystic fibrosis. What is the allele frequency for the recessive allele that causes cystic fibrosis?

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Answer by Asst Prof
If 40/1000 are cfcf, then the frequency of cfcf is 0.04. The frequency of cf is sqrt(0.04) or 0.2.

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