Assume that mating is random. First, consider an autosomal recessive disease that is usually lethal in childhood, and that has an incidence among newborns of 1/3000. What mutation rate would be required to maintain this frequency in the population? 

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

Find the chance of throwing more than 15 in one throw with 3 dice

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

In a race where 12 horses are running, the chance that horse A will win is 1/6, that B will win is 1/10 and that C will win is 1/8. Assuming that a dead heat is impossible the chance that one of them will win

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

There are two bags, one of which contains 5 red and 7 white balls and the other 3 red and 12 white balls. A ball is to be drawn from one or other of the two bags, find the chance of drawing a red ball.

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

What is the probability of a particular person getting 9 cards of the same suit in one hand at a game of bridge where 13 cards are dealt to a person ?

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A man and his wife appear for an interview for two posts. The probability of the husband's selection is 1/7 and that of the wife’s selection is 1/5. The probability that only one of them will be selected is

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

In a single throw of two dice find the probability that neither a doublet (same number on the both dice) nor a total of 9 will appear.