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In a random mating population, frequency of disease causing allele is 80%. What would be the frequency of carrier individuals in that population.
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Correct option: B
0.32
Option B (0.32) is correct because the frequency of carriers (heterozygotes) is calculated as 2pq in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, where q is the disease-causing allele frequency and p = 1-q.
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