The Hardy-Weinberg law describes how reproduction and Mendelian principles affect the allelic and genotypic frequencies of a population.
-Which statement is not an assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg law?
A) The allelic frequencies (p and q) are equal.
B) The population is randomly mating.
C) The population is large.
D) Natural selection has no effect.
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Q1: Population genetics concerns the genetic composition of
Q3: The observed number of genotypes in
Q4: Although allelic frequencies cannot be calculated directly
Q5: Nonrandom mating alters the frequencies of the
Q6: Recurrent mutation causes changes in the frequencies
Q7: Migration causes changes in the allelic
Q8: Genetic drift is change in allelic frequency
Q9: Natural selection is the differential reproduction of
Q10: Natural selection changes allelic frequencies; the direction
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