Hardy Weinberg Basics

In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, q² is the frequency of what?

• The recessive allele 
• the dominant allele
• the recessive genotype
• the dominant genotype

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What does the variable q represent?

• Frequency of the heterozygote genotype
• Frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype
• The frequency of the recessive allele
• The frequency of the dominant allele 

Which Hardy-Weinberg equation represents the genotype frequencies in a population?

• p + q = 1
• p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
• p2 + pq2 + q2 = 1
• p + 2pq + q3 = 1

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NGSS.HS-LS4-3

Which Hardy-Weinberg factor represents the frequency of heterozygous individuals in a population?

• p2
• 2pq
• q2
• p2 + 2pq

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NGSS.HS-LS4-3

If a population has the following genotype frequencies: AA = 0.42, Aa = 0.46, and aa = 0.12, what are the allele frequencies?

• A = 0.42, a = 0.12
• A = 0.6, a = 0.4
• A = 0.65, a = 0.35
• A = 0.84, a = 0.24

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

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

• Gene pool
• Relative Frequency
• Genetic Drift
• Allele pool

In a population of bears, the frequency of q is 0.44. What is the frequency of p?

• 0.1936
• 0.44
• 0.56
• 0.22

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

In a population of humans, the frequency of no dimples is 0.36. If having no dimples is the recessive phenotype, what is the frequency of the recessive allele?

• 0.6
• 0.36
• 0.64
• 0.18

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NGSS.HS-LS3-3

Which of the following is NOT a condition for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?

• No mutations
• Random Mating
• No natural selection
• Gene flow 

What does the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium measure?

• changes in allele frequencies
• numbers of mutations
• fitness of organisms 
• genetic diversity

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