population genetics

Question 1

gene pool

Answer 1

all of the alleles of all the individuals in a population at any one time

Question 2

what is the hardy Weinberg principle?

Answer 2

the allele frequency remains the same from one generation to then next providing:
-no selection
-no mutations
-no migration
-large population size
-mating is random

Question 3

p and q

Answer 3

p= frequency of dominant allele
q= frequency of recessive allele

Question 4

Hardy-Weinberg equations

Answer 4

p+q=1
p2 +2pq +q2 = 1