What Is the Frequency of the PKU Allele in European Populations?

Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
1 reply · 5K views
t_n_p
Messages
593
Reaction score
0
Homework Statement

The frequency of PKU in european populations is about 1/10000. What is the frequency of the allele for PKU?

The attempt at a solution

I know PKU is an autosomal recessive disorder so does that mean q^2=1/10000? I'm not quite sure where to go from here :bugeye:
 
Physics news on Phys.org
It's ok figured it out. :D