What is Hardy Weinberg? The hardy Weinberg equilibrium is useful for predicting the the percentage of a human population that may be heterozygous carriers of recessive alleles for certain genetic disease. There are 5 Hardy Weinberg conditions.
- No Mutation ( No Genetic change)
- No Migration (No Gene Flow in or out)
- Random Mating (No Sexual Selection)
- Very Large Population (No genetic drift)
- No Natural Selection (everyone is equally fit)
Mutation- a rare change in the DNA of genes that ultimately creates genetic diversity.
Natural Selection Evolution occurs when natural selection causes changes in relative frequencies of alleles in the gene pool. Genetic Drift- Changes in the gene pool of a small population due to chance. Gene Pool- The total aggregate of genes in a population at any one time. Gene Flow- The loss or gain of alleles form a population due to the emigration immigration of fertile individuals, or the transfer of gametes, between populations Natural Selection- A process in which individuals tha thave serain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits. |
Hardy Weinberg steps and problems
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