Answer to Question #214571 in Genetics for Adi

Question #214571

Phenylketonuria is a metabolic disease due to a single recessive gene. Number of Babies born detected with it are 8 out of 8000 babies. Find out % of Carriers among the Population.

Expert's answer

8/8000× 100

= 0.1%

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