Week 2 Sept 14

Question 1

Assumptions for the Hardy-Weinberg principle (10)

Answer 1

1. Organism is diploid
2. Reproduction is sexual
3. Generations are non-overlapping
4. The gene under consideration has 2 alleles
5. The allele frequencies are identical in males and females
6. Mating is random
7. Population size is very large (infinite in size)
8. Migration is negligible
9. Mutation can be ignored
10. No selective pressures for one allele over the next

Question 2

Define non-overlapping generations

Answer 2

One breeding generation is present at any time