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- In the Hardy-Weinberg equation p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1, p represents the frequency of the ____ allele.
- dominant
- In the Hardy-Weinberg equation p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1, q represents the frequency of the ____ allele.
- recessive
- The Hardy-Weinberg allele frequency equation states that p + q = ____.
- 1
- In Hardy-Weinberg genotype frequencies, p^2 represents the frequency of ____ individuals.
- homozygous dominant
- In Hardy-Weinberg genotype frequencies, q^2 represents the frequency of ____ individuals.
- homozygous recessive
- In Hardy-Weinberg genotype frequencies, 2pq represents the frequency of ____ individuals.
- heterozygous
- The Hardy-Weinberg genotype frequency equation states that p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = ____.
- 1
- Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium describes a population in which allele frequencies ____ from generation to generation.
- remain constant (do not change)
- One assumption of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is that ____ is occurring in the population.
- no mutation
- One assumption of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is that mating in the population is ____.
- random
- One assumption of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is that the population size is ____, so genetic drift has no effect.
- infinitely (very) large
- One assumption of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is that there is no ____ into or out of the population.
- migration (gene flow)
- One assumption of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is that no ____ is acting on the population.
- natural selection
- Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium requires that the gene under study have exactly ____ alleles.
- two
- Random changes in allele frequency that occur by chance, especially in small populations, are called genetic ____.
- drift