Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Hardy-Weinberg Law Is

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the Hardy-Weinberg Law is FALSE?

• A) It explains why dominant alleles do not drive out recessives.
• B) It explains why dominant and recessive alleles can remain in a population.
• C) It provides a standard for detecting evolutionary change.
• D) It provides a standard against which we can measure changes in allele frequencies.
• E) It involves conditions that are usually met in natural populations.

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Standard Deviation

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