Suppose that a given gene undergoes a mutation to a dominant allele such that 2 out of 100,000 offspring exhibit the new mutant phenotype. Assuming that these offspring are heterozygous, what is the mutation rate for the gene?

What will be an ideal response?


1/100,000

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

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