A population is currently in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium with respect to the A locus.If (positive)assortative mating occurs for one generation,the expected outcome is an increase in the frequency of the:

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Assortative mating, especially positive assortative mating, tends to increase the frequency of like-with-like matings, which in turn increases the proportion of homozygous individuals in the population for the traits in question. This means there will be more A/A and a/a individuals and fewer heterozygotes (A/a), as individuals are more likely to mate with others who have similar genotypes. This does not directly increase the frequency of the A or a alleles, but rather affects the distribution of genotypes in the population.

A Population Is Currently in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium with Respect to the a Locus.If