Hardy-Weinberg principle Flashcards
1
Q
define gene pool
A
the complete range of alleles present in a population
2
Q
define allele frequency
A
how often an allele occurs in a population
3
Q
what is the hardy weinberg principle?
A
a mathematical model, that predicts the frequencies of alleles in a population won’t change from one generation to the next.
4
Q
what are the assumptions of the hardy-weinberg principle? 5
A
- large population
- no immigration/emigration
- no natural selection occurring
- no mutations
- needs to be random mating
