The Hardy-Weinberg Equation Is Best at Predicting Short Term Genotypic

question 10

Multiple Choice

The Hardy-Weinberg equation is best at predicting short term genotypic frequencies since

• A)the equation does not take into consdieration epistatic effects.
• B)it is based on inhertiance based on Mendel's second law.
• C)the equation is based on Mendelian principles of single gene inheritance.
• D)over the long term some of the assumptions of the equation will not be true.

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