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Some Forms of Cleft Palate Are Caused by Recessive Alleles

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Some forms of cleft palate are caused by recessive alleles of a gene on the X chromosome.In an Icelandic population,3.6 * 10-3 of the females have this form of cleft palate.What proportion of the males would you expect to be affected,assuming Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?


A) 1.3 *10-5
B) 3.6 *10-3
C) 1.6 *-3
D) 6.0 *10-2
E) 0

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