Question

The frequency of carriers for a rare autosomal recessive genetic condition is 0.04 in a population. Assuming this population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the allele frequency of the recessive allele? The frequency of carriers for a rare autosomal recessive genetic condition is 0.04 in a population. Assuming this population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the allele frequency of the recessive allele? 0.2 0.4 0.64 0.8 Not enough information is provided.

Answer 1

Option E, Not enough information is provided.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Frequency of carriers for a rare autosomal recessive genetic condition
`= 0.04`

As per Hardy Weinberg's principles, frequency of carriers is represented by
`2pq`

The second equation of Hardy Weinberg's principle states that -

`p^(2) + q^(2) + 2pq=1`

Thus, we have only one component i.e
`2pq` and no other values of p or q. Thus, the information provided is not sufficient to solve the question.

Option E, Not enough information is provided.