Hardy -Weinberg L1

Question 1

What is the law of genetic equilibrium?

Answer 1

G. Hardy and W. Weinberg (1908)–frequency of alleles and genotypes in a population will remain constant from generation to generation if population is stable and in genetic equilibrium

Question 2

What are the 5 conditions that are required for equilibrium?

Answer 2

1. A large breeding population
2. Random mating
3. No change in allelic frequency due to
   mutations
4. No immigration or emigration
5. No natural selection

Question 3

What is the Hardy-Weinberg equation?

Answer 3

p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1.00