Following a flood, migration from neighboring populations alters genotypic frequencies of a population of river-bottom midges. Assuming that the conditions for Hardy-Weinberg subsequently are met, how many generations of random mating are required to restore the genotypic frequencies to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
A) 1
B) 2
C) Between 3 and 10
D) Between 11 and 20
E) More than 20

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One generation of random mating is sufficient to restore genotypic frequencies to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, assuming no other evolutionary forces are acting.

Following a Flood, Migration from Neighboring Populations Alters Genotypic Frequencies