Solving Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

What is the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium primarily used for in population genetics?

• To calculate the exact number of alleles in a population

• To confirm the absence of evolutionary forces

• To provide a baseline for comparing evolving populations

• To predict the future genetic variations

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium?

• No natural selection

• No mutation

• Frequent mutations

• Random mating

In the Hardy Weinberg equation p + q = 1, what does 'p' represent?

• Probability of mutation

• Total number of alleles in the population

• Frequency of the dominant allele

• Frequency of the recessive allele

If q2 = 0.25 in a population, what is the frequency of the recessive allele 'q'?

• 0.25

• 0.5

• 0.75

• 1.0

What should you always check after solving Hardy Weinberg equations?

• That the values sum to 100

• That the dominant alleles outnumber recessive alleles

• That the values sum to 1

• That no mutations have occurred

If a population is in Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium, what should happen to the allele frequency in 10 years?

• It will not change.

• It depends on the environment.

• p tends to increase because it is dominant.

• q goes away eventually because it is recessive.