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?

What will be an ideal response?


6/(4.8 × 105)

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A) Formation of a hydrogen bond B) Removal of a water molecule C) Addition of a water molecule D) Both removal of a water molecule and formation of a hydrogen bond E) Formation of a glycosidic bond

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a. true b. false

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