Question
In the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation, which
assumption is essential to maintain constant allele frequencies in a population?Solution
For a population to remain in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, several conditions must be met: random mating, no selection, large population size, no mutation, and no migration. Any violation leads to changes in allele frequencies over generations.
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