explain how a Hardy-Weinberg genetic equilibrium is affected by mutations?

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explain how a Hardy-Weinberg genetic equilibrium is affected by mutations?

2007-02-11 15:34:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Hardy- Weinberg is idealized, so mutation would throw it out of whack; destroy it's equilibrium.

2007-02-11 16:01:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

One of the assumptions of Hardy-Weinberg is that the population is not undergoing significant levels of mutations. Mutations would change the gene frequencies, and changes in gene frequencies are the opposite of H-W equillibrium.

2007-02-12 01:43:55 · answer #2 · answered by floundering penguins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The population isn't undergoing significant levels of mutations. So, if a mutation occurred it would change the gene frequency possibly also changing the equilibrium. 🤗

2016-02-09 04:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by Katie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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2014-01-15 03:41:17 · answer #4 · answered by nykke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋