Question

Approximately one out of every 2,500 Caucasians in the United States is born with the recessive genetic disorder cystic fibrosis. According to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation, approximately how many people are carriers

Answer 1

Answer:

4% of the white population in the US are carriers of cystic fibrosis.

Explanation:

According to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation, if q2 equals 1/2,500, then q equals .02, p equals .98, and 2pq equals approximately .04, or 4%.

Remember that the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation is used when the population maintains its genetic variation constant.