In a survey of 240,000 human births, 6 achondroplastic births were recorded to parents who were unaffected. Given that this form of dwarfism is caused by a fully penetrant, dominant, autosomal gene, what is the mutation rate?

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In a Survey of 240,000 Human Births, 6 Achondroplastic Births