Find the frequency of the sickle-cell allele at equilibrium

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In a large, randomly mating, population, the frequency of the allele for sickle-cell hemoglobin (s) is 0.028. The results of studies have shown that people with the following genotypes produce the average number of offspring given:

Genotype: Average Number of Offspring Produced:

SS 5
Ss 6
ss 0

a. What will be the frequency of the sickle-cell allele in the next generation?

b. What will be the frequency of the sickle-cell allele at equilibrium?

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