If the alleles A and B of the cystic fibrosis gene occur in a population with frequencies

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If the alleles A and B of the cystic fibrosis gene occur in a population with frequencies p and 1 − p (where p is between 0 and 1), then the frequency of heterozygous carriers (carriers with both alleles) is 2p(1 − p). Which value of p gives the largest frequency of heterozygous carriers?

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Calculus

ISBN: 9781319055844

4th Edition

Authors: Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams, Robert Franzosa

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