Solutions For An Introduction to Genetic Analysis Chapter 18 Problem 37P

The equilibrium heterozygosity for an SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) in a population of 50,000 with the mutation rate of 3 x 10^-8 can be calculated in the following way:

When the equation is derived for equilibrium between the two factors:

Hence, the equilibrium heterozygosity for an SNP with the given mutation rate and population number will be 0.0059.