If the frequency of hemophilia, an X-linked recessive disease, is 10% in males, what is the frequency of females with hemophilia (assuming that the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium)?

What will be an ideal response?


1%

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A. lizards. B. insects. C. humans. D. flatworms. E. fish.

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The anticodon determines which amino acid is linked to its tRNA

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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