Achondroplasia is a dominant trait that causes a characteristicform of dwarfism. In a survey of 50000 births, five infants withachondroplasia were identified. Two of the affected infants hadaffected parents, while three had normal parents.
Part A
Calculate the mutation rate for achondroplasia and express therate as the number of mutant genes per given number of gametes.
Express your answer using two significant figures.
μ =
