Hardy Weinberg

Hardy Weinberg

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Biology

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the variable q represent in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

Back

The frequency of the recessive allele.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the Hardy-Weinberg equation that represents the genotype frequencies in a population?

Back

p² + 2pq + q² = 1.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do you call all of the genes in a population?

Back

Gene pool.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

If 98 out of 200 individuals in a population express the recessive phenotype, what percent of the population would you predict would be heterozygous?

Back

42%.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In a population of 500 butterflies, if 200 are white (recessive), what is the frequency of homozygous dominant individuals?

Back

.16.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the variable p represent in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

Back

The frequency of the dominant allele.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the significance of the Hardy-Weinberg principle?

Back

It provides a mathematical model to study genetic variation in a population.

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