Part of our class lecture material included a video about mating in human popula

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Part of our class lecture material included a video about mating in human populations, and how it appears to be influenced by immune system differences. In particular, this is often attributed to MHC molecules, which play a central role in driving immune responses to pathogens. In the case of the video, women clearly preferred mates whose immune systems were genetically different than their own, even though this was not a conscious choice, and this action may impact the fitness of the offspring. Which Hardy-Weinberg requirements are violated in this case, and how? BE VERY SPECIFIC.

Explanation / Answer

there is selected specific mating. however, HW law principles state that mating has to be random and they would not follow HW law.

also, complete exclusion of the MHC molecules can cause loss of a particular allele.

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