Genetics
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
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Get accessDescribes the constancy of gene frequencies in a population from one generation to the next
- For a gene with two alleles
p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
- p and q are the frequencies of the two alleles
- Only applies if
- Randomly breeding population
- Absence of mutation
- Absence of genetic drift
- Absence of natural selection