Natural Selection Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Hardy Weinberg principle?
A
It’s the measurement we can use to determine if evolution is not occurring.
2
Q
What does p^2 represent?
A
P^2 = frequency of homozygous dominant individual (AA)
3
Q
What does 2pq represent?
A
2pq = frequency of heterozygous individual (Aa)
4
Q
What does q^2 represent?
A
q^2 = frequency of homozygous recessive individual (aa)
5
Q
p+q = ?
A
p+q = 1
6
Q
What does p represent?
A
p = frequency of dominant allele in population (AA, Aa)
7
Q
What does q represent?
A
q = frequency of recessive allele in population (aa, Aa)
