Which of the following is NOT true about the Hardy-
Weinberg formula?
a. It is helpful to doctors and genetic counselors.
b. It can predict the carrier frequency of alleles
known to cause genetic disorders.
c. It can explain why some individuals absorb too
much iron from their food.
d. The math is useful in research on the effects of a
mutant BRCA2 allele.
e. It can predict that the frequency of
hemochromatosis carriers in Irish populations is
0.24
Answer: c
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Which statement is NOT true about Monteverde
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