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The incidence of Tay Sachs disease, an autosomal recessive disorder, is approximately 1 in 3,5000 in a certain population of Ashkenazi Jews. Assuming H-W equilibrium, what is the frequency of carries for the Tay Sachs allele in this population?

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1. The incidence of Tay Sachs disease, an autosomal recessive disorder, is approximately 1 in 3,5000 in a certain population of Ashkenazi Jews. Assuming H-W equilibrium, what is the frequency of carries for the Tay Sachs allele in this population?





 
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