Understanding Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

Who were the scientists that developed the concept of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?

• Watson and Crick

• Hardy and Weinberg

• Mendel and Morgan

• Darwin and Wallace

What does the term 'gene pool' refer to?

• A collection of all genes in a population

• A specific set of dominant genes

• None of the above

• A laboratory technique

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What does the Hardy-Weinberg principle assume about the population?

• It is evolving

• It is not evolving

• It is decreasing in size

• It is under selective pressure

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What does the 'p' value represent in the Hardy-Weinberg equation?

• Probability of homozygous recessive genotype

• Probability of heterozygous genotype

• Frequency of the dominant allele

• Frequency of the recessive allele

What is the Hardy-Weinberg equation used to calculate?

• Mutation rates

• Allele and genotype frequencies in a population

• Natural selection

• Genetic drift

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What is the purpose of calculating allele frequencies in population genetics?

• To predict evolutionary trends

• To understand genetic diseases

• To calculate genetic variation within a population

• All of the above

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If p + q = 1 in a population, and p is 0.7, what is q?

• 1.0

• 0.4

• 0.3

• 0.7

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In the context of Hardy-Weinberg, what does a 'recessive' trait imply?

• It requires two copies of the allele to be expressed

• It cannot be calculated

• It is less common in the population

• It is always deleterious

If 16% of a population is unable to taste a certain chemical due to a recessive allele, what is the frequency of the recessive allele (q)?

• 0.8

• 0.4

• 0.6

• 0.16

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In a population, if the frequency of the dominant allele (p) is 0.6, what is the frequency of the recessive allele (q)?

• 0.7

• 0.4

• 0.6

• 0.3

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