Which of the Following Is an Assumption That the Hardy-Weinberg

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an assumption that the Hardy-Weinberg law depends on?

• A) Random mating
• B) There are only two alleles for a gene
• C) Positive natural selection
• D) Constant mutation rates
• E) One allele is dominant to the other in the calculation

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