In a population of Canadian Eskimos the autosomal recessive

In a population of Canadian Eskimos the autosomal recessive gene for albinism exists at an allele frequency of 0.04. What proportion of these individuals are expected to heterozygous? a. 0.02 b. 0.0285 c. 0.0384 d. 0.0768 e. 0.0112

Solution

p + q = 1

q = 0.04

p = 1- q = 1 - 0.04 = 0.96

The proportion of heterozygous individual is = 2 X 0.96 X 0.04 = 0.0768