LECTURE 7

Question 1

What is the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

Answer 1

• Equation describing genetic variation of a population at equilibrium

Question 2

What are the components of the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium?

Answer 2

the amount of genetic variation is a population will remain constant from one generation to the next if:
1. there is no selection
2. there is no mutation
3. there is no migration
4. there is no genetic drift/population is infinitely large
5. there is random mating

Question 3

Why it the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium useful?

Answer 3

allows us to predict the change in allele frequency for entire populations

Question 4

What is the rate of evolution when the recessive allele is common and the dominant is rare?

Answer 4

evolution is fast