Hardy-Weinberg

Question 1

What is gene pool

Answer 1

all the alleles for all the loci in a pop

Question 2

What is the HW principle used for

Answer 2

used to figure out if a pop is evolving or not
describes a pop that is not evolving
if the actual nums dont mathc HW equation then it is evolving

Question 3

What is a locus

Answer 3

Locus is a term that we use to tell us where on a chromosome a specific gene is

Question 4

How to calculate the frequency of an allele in a pop

Answer 4

For diploid organisms, the total number of alleles at a locus is
the total number of individuals x 2

Question 5

What does P+Q represent

Answer 5

The frequency of different alleles at the same locus
they are percentages
P+Q always = 1

Question 6

What does p2+ 2pq+q2 represent

Answer 6

where p2 and q2 represent the frequencies of the
homozygous genotypes and
2pq represents the frequency of
the heterozygous genotype

Question 7

What are the conditions for HW equilibrium

Answer 7

no mutations
no random mating
no natural selection
extremely large pop size
no gene flow