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Achondroplasia is an autosomal dominant genetic disease. A birth census of a specific country revealed that of 1.6 million births that year, 16 children were born with achondroplasia who had normal parents. At that time, there were 140 people with achondroplasia already living in the population of 20 million. What is the mutation rate for achondroplasia in this population?

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5.0 x 10(-6)

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