Which of the following statements about Hardy Weinberg equilibrium is true? a. It explains why dominant alleles do not necessarily replace recessive alleles in a population. b. It applies only to populations in which there is gene flow. c. It assumes that populations are small. d. It assumes that individuals prefer to mate with individuals with certain genotypes. e. None of the above.
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Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium states that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences. This means that dominant alleles do not necessarily replace recessive alleles Show more…
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