Which Part of the Hardy-Weinberg Equation Expressed as P²

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which part of the Hardy-Weinberg equation expressed as p² + 2pq + q² = 1 predicts the number of people who are heterozygous for a given allele?

• A)p²
• B)2pq
• C)q²
• D)1

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Definitions:

Prediction Interval Estimate

An estimate of an interval in which future observations will fall, with a certain probability, given what has already been observed.

Confidence Interval Estimate

A range of values defined so that there is a specified probability that the value of a parameter lies within it.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure that assesses the proportion of variance in the dependent variable predictable from the independent variable(s).

Coefficient Of Correlation

A numerical measure that quantifies the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.