The Incidence of Tay Sachs, an Autosomal Recessive Genetic Disorder

Multiple Choice

The incidence of Tay Sachs, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, is approximately 1 in 3,500 in a certain population of Ashkenazi Jews. Assuming Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, what is the frequency of carriers for the Tay Sachs allele in this population?

A) 3.3%
B) 98.5%
C) 1.5%
D) 2.9%
E) 1.7%