1. In a population, whenever the second most frequent alelle of a gene has a frequency greater than 0.01, we refer to the situation as a
a. Genetic polymorphism
b. Genetic anomaly
c. Genetic mutation
d. Genetic abnormality
e. None of these
2. The frequency of sickle cell anemia, caused by a homozygous condition (Hb^SHb^S) is approximately 0.0016. Assuming the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium applies, what is the frequency of the Hb^S allele?
a. 0.01
b. 0.00008
c. 0.08
d. 0.04
e. 0.4