cular country in sub-Saharan Africa, a medical study revealed that 0.075% of the country's population are suffering from sickle-cell anemia. Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin-Beta gene found on chr
In a particular country in sub-Saharan Africa, a medical study revealed that
0.075% of the country's population are suffering from sickle-cell anemia. Sickle
cell disease is caused by a mutation in the haemoglobin-Beta gene found on
chromosome 11. Sickle cell anemia is controlled by a pair of alleles, H and h,
where the individuals with the illness have the homozygous recessive genotype;
those with normal red blood cells have the alternative genotype.
Using the Hardy-Weinberg's equation, calculate the percentage of the population
of the two genotypes for normal blood cells.
In a few remote areas in that country, the percentage of sickle cell anemia reaches
as high as 5%. Calculate the percentage of homozygous and heterozygous
individuals with the normal blood cells and find the ratio for both
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