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Cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutation in a single gene.Homozygotes for this mutant recessive allele (ff) have cysticfibrosis. Within a population, 2% of people have cystic fibrosis.Assuming Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of heterozygotesin the population is 0.24.

If inbreeding was common in this population, what would happento the percentage of people who have cystic fibrosis over time?

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This question based on hardy Weinberg equilibrium principleInbreeding is the mating of two closely relatives and producingoffspring    See Answer
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