Assuming this small sample is representative of the population, what are the fre

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Assuming this small sample is representative of the population, what are the frequencies of each fragment in the population?

Below is a schematic representation of one VNTR studied in 20 individuals. Since it is a single locus, each person should have two bands, one for each of the two homologous chromosomes. There are five different size bands (labeled A-E for convenience) seen in this sample. Assuming this small sample is representative of the population, what are the frequencies of each fragment in the population?

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The sample no is 20 so the occurence percentage of the fragments among 20 are as follows:

A = (4/20)X100 = 20 %

B = (9/20)X100 = 45 %

C = (6/20)X100 = 30 %

D = (11/20)X100 = 55 %

E = (8/20)X100 = 40 %

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