Hardy Weinberg

Select ALL of the following that violate the Hardy-Weinberg assumptions and would lead to a change in allele frequencies in a population.

• natural selection

• large population

• no mutations

• nonrandom mating

• no migration

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Which is NOT an assumption of Hardy-Weinberg?

• natural selection

• large populations

• no mutations

• no migration

• random mating

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If all 5 Hardy-Weinberg assumptions are true, a population is said to be in genetic equilibrium. This means

• it is evolving

• it is not evolving

There are 3 T alleles and 7 t alleles in a population. Calculate the frequency of the recessive allele.

• 30%

• 70%

• 10%

• 4%

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What does the Hardy-Weinberg principle describe?

• The process of natural selection

• The genetic equilibrium in a population

• The mutation rate in a population

• The migration patterns of species

If the frequency of allele A is 0.6, what is the frequency of allele a in a population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

• 0.4

• 0.6

• 0.2

• 0.8

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What is the formula for the Hardy-Weinberg equation?

• Frequency of the dominant allele

• Frequency of the recessive allele

• Frequency of the homozygous dominant genotype

• Frequency of the heterozygous genotype

• Frequency of the dominant allele

• Frequency of the recessive allele

• Frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype

• Frequency of the heterozygous genotype

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In a gene pool for a population of 30 individuals, there are 40 recessive alleles and 20 dominant alleles. What is the value for q? (round to hundredths place)

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