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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.

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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 =

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