Question

Describe the Hardy-Weinberg law and explain the conditions that must be met for it to hold true and apply this law in analyzing population genetics for gene frequency, equilibrium and heterozygote frequency

Answer 1

In population genetics, the Hardy–Weinberg principle, also known as the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium, model, theorem, or law, states that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences. These influences include genetic drift, mate choice, assortative mating, natural selection, sexual selection, mutation, gene flow, meiotic drive, genetic hitchhiking, population bottleneck, founder effect and inbreeding.