Hardy-Weinberg Principle Quiz

What is the Hardy-Weinberg Principle?

• It predicts evolution in all cases

• It measures temperature

• It states that allele frequencies remain constant unless evolutionary pressure acts

• It explains gravity

What do allele frequencies always add up to?

• 0

• 50

• or 100%

• 0.5

Which of the following is NOT a Hardy-Weinberg assumption?

• No natural selection

• Population is large

• Mutations are common

• Mating is random

What does the Hardy-Weinberg equation p + q = 1 represent?

• Natural selection

• Total allele frequency in a population

• Mutation rate

• Ratio of phenotype to genotype

If p = 0.4, what is q?

• 0.5

• 0.6

• 1.4

• 0.8

Which situation would disrupt Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

• No migration

• Large population

• Natural selection

• Random mating

Which term describes all alleles in a population?

• Phenotype

• Gene pool

If allele frequencies change over generations, what is occurring?

• Equilibrium

• Extinction

• Stability

• Evolution

What is a population in genetic equilibrium doing?

• Changing rapidly

• Not evolving

• Migrating

• Producing mutations

Which formula calculates allele frequency?

• phenotype/total population

• (alleles of interest / total alleles)

• Total genes / mutations

• RR + Rr