Question

25] Discuss what your analysis above indicates about the applicability of the Hardy-Weinberg criteria to this population. Which assumptions, if any, of the Hardy-Weinberg criteria are violated

Answer 1

Answer: The Hardy–Weinberg principle, also known as the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, model, theorem, or law, states that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences.

Explanation: the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for a gene, it is not evolving, and allele frequencies will stay the same across generations. There are five basic Hardy-Weinberg assumptions: no mutation, random mating, no gene flow, infinite population size, and no selection.