Hardy Weinberg Flashcards

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Evolutionary Mechanisms acting within population

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Genetic drift
Mutations
Recombination
Selection

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Hardy Weinberg principle

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A population that is not evolving shows allele and genotypic frequencies that are in in HWE
If not in HWE, can be concluded that population is evolving

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Population

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A group of individuals within a species that are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring

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Hardy Weinberg Theorem

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Frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population remain constant from generation to generation

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Requirements in order to be in Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

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1) No mutations
2) No migrations
3) No selection
4) Random mating
5) Large population

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