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Under what environmental conditions would Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium be observed

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Question

Under what environmental conditions would Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium be observed? [1 pt: L1; II.B]

within a wildlife preserve

in a tropical rainforest

in the arctic tundra

never observed

1 points   

Question 4

In order for a population to remain in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, mating must be random. What would happen to the genotypic and phenotypic frequencies if individuals were more likely to mate with others that shared their phenotype? [2 pt; L2; II.B]

Heterozygous genotypes and the recessive phenotype would gradually become more frequent.

Heterozygous genotypes and the dominant phenotype would gradually become more frequent.

Homozygous recessive genotypes and the recessive phenotype would gradually become more frequent.

Homozygous dominant genotypes and the dominant phenotype would gradually become more frequent.

within a wildlife preserve

in a tropical rainforest

in the arctic tundra

never observed

Explanation / Answer

Never observed

Homozygous recessive genotypes and the recessive phenotype would gradually become more frequent